What color is #CEBDBD?

#CEBDBD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBDBD?

The RGB value is 206, 189, 189: 206 red, 189 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBDBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBDBD color

#CEBDBD rgb(206, 189, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBDBD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.1% green and 74.1% blue (206, 189, 189).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#CEBDBD color codes

HEX	`#CEBDBD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 189, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.99, 6, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.99, 6.38, 19.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.836, 53.192, 55.618)`
Decimal	`13548989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBDBD, 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 #CEBDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #CEBDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebdbd; }
.text { color: #cebdbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebdbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 189 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebdbd, #cec6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBDBD?: #CEBDBD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBDBD?: The RGB value is 206, 189, 189: 206 red, 189 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBDBD?: The complementary color is #BDCECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.