What color is #CEBEC3?

#CEBEC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBEC3?

The RGB value is 206, 190, 195: 206 red, 190 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBEC3?

The complementary color is #BECEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBEC3 color

#CEBEC3 rgb(206, 190, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBEC3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.5% green and 76.5% blue (206, 190, 195).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#CEBEC3 color codes

HEX	`#CEBEC3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 190, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.4, 6.5, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.4, 6.52, 355.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.716, 53.89, 59.191)`
Decimal	`13549251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBEC3, 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 #CEBEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #CEBEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebec3; }
.text { color: #cebec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 190 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebec3, #cec1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEBEC3?: #CEBEC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBEC3?: The RGB value is 206, 190, 195: 206 red, 190 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBEC3?: The complementary color is #BECEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.