What color is #CEBBCA?

#CEBBCA 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 #CEBBCA?

The RGB value is 206, 187, 202: 206 red, 187 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBBCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBBCA color

#CEBBCA rgb(206, 187, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.3% green and 79.2% blue (206, 187, 202).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#CEBBCA color codes

HEX	`#CEBBCA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 187, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, 9.37, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 10.66, 331.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.883, 52.927, 63.243)`
Decimal	`13548490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBBCA, 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 #CEBBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #CEBBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebbca; }
.text { color: #cebbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 187 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebbca, #cebbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEBBCA?: #CEBBCA 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 #CEBBCA?: The RGB value is 206, 187, 202: 206 red, 187 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBBCA?: The complementary color is #BBCEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.