What color is #CEBACA?

#CEBACA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBACA?

The RGB value is 206, 186, 202: 206 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBACA?

The complementary color is #BACEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBACA color

#CEBACA rgb(206, 186, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBACA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green and 79.2% blue (206, 186, 202).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#CEBACA color codes

HEX	`#CEBACA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.58, 9.91, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.58, 11.31, 331.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.672, 52.505, 63.173)`
Decimal	`13548234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBACA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CEBACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CEBACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebaca; }
.text { color: #cebaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebaca, #cebac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEBACA?: #CEBACA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBACA?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 202: 206 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBACA?: The complementary color is #BACEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.