What color is #CEBBC7?

#CEBBC7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBBC7?

The RGB value is 206, 187, 199: 206 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBBC7?

The complementary color is #BBCEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBBC7 color

#CEBBC7 rgb(206, 187, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBBC7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.3% green and 78% blue (206, 187, 199).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#CEBBC7 color codes

HEX	`#CEBBC7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 187, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, 8.82, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 9.53, 337.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.531, 52.787, 61.391)`
Decimal	`13548487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBBC7, 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 #CEBBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #CEBBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebbc7; }
.text { color: #cebbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 187 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebbc7, #cebbbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEBBC7?: #CEBBC7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBBC7?: The RGB value is 206, 187, 199: 206 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBBC7?: The complementary color is #BBCEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.