What color is #CEBDCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #CEBDCA?

The RGB value is 206, 189, 202: 206 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBDCA?

The complementary color is #BDCEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBDCA color

#CEBDCA rgb(206, 189, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.1% green and 79.2% blue (206, 189, 202).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#CEBDCA color codes

HEX	`#CEBDCA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 189, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, 8.29, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 9.37, 332.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.31, 53.782, 63.386)`
Decimal	`13549002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBDCA, 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 #CEBDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #CEBDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebdca; }
.text { color: #cebdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 189 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebdca, #cebdc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEBDCA?: #CEBDCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBDCA?: The RGB value is 206, 189, 202: 206 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBDCA?: The complementary color is #BDCEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.