What color is #CEBEC1?

#CEBEC1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBEC1?

The RGB value is 206, 190, 193: 206 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBEC1?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBEC1?

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.

#CEBEC1 color

#CEBEC1 rgb(206, 190, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBEC1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.5% green and 75.7% blue (206, 190, 193).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CEBEC1 color codes

HEX	`#CEBEC1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 190, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.34, 6.15, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.34, 6.18, 4.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.492, 53.8, 58.008)`
Decimal	`13549249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBEC1, 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 #CEBEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBEC1 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 #CEBEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebec1; }
.text { color: #cebec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 190 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebec1, #cec3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEBEC1?: #CEBEC1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBEC1?: The RGB value is 206, 190, 193: 206 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBEC1?: The complementary color is #BECECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBEC1?: 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.