What color is #CEBFC3?

#CEBFC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBFC3?

The RGB value is 206, 191, 195: 206 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBFC3?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBFC3 color

#CEBFC3 rgb(206, 191, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBFC3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.9% green and 76.5% blue (206, 191, 195).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#CEBFC3 color codes

HEX	`#CEBFC3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 191, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, 5.97, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 5.97, 359)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.934, 54.324, 59.264)`
Decimal	`13549507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBFC3, 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 #CEBFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #CEBFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebfc3; }
.text { color: #cebfc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebfc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 191 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebfc3, #cec3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEBFC3?: #CEBFC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBFC3?: The RGB value is 206, 191, 195: 206 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBFC3?: The complementary color is #BFCECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.