What color is #CEBFBE?

#CEBFBE 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 #CEBFBE?

The RGB value is 206, 191, 190: 206 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBFBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBFBE color

#CEBFBE rgb(206, 191, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.9% green and 74.5% blue (206, 191, 190).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#CEBFBE color codes

HEX	`#CEBFBE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 191, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.52, 5.1, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.52, 5.64, 25.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.378, 54.102, 56.336)`
Decimal	`13549502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBFBE, 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 #CEBFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #CEBFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebfbe; }
.text { color: #cebfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 191 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebfbe, #cec7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBFBE?: #CEBFBE 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 #CEBFBE?: The RGB value is 206, 191, 190: 206 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBFBE?: The complementary color is #BECDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.