What color is #CEC1C6?

#CEC1C6 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 #CEC1C6?

The RGB value is 206, 193, 198: 206 red, 193 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC1C6?

The complementary color is #C1CEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC1C6 color

#CEC1C6 rgb(206, 193, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC1C6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 75.7% green and 77.6% blue (206, 193, 198).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#CEC1C6 color codes

HEX	`#CEC1C6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 193, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 75.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.24, 5.43, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.24, 5.5, 350.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.715, 55.339, 61.214)`
Decimal	`13550022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC1C6, 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 #CEC1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #CEC1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec1c6; }
.text { color: #cec1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 193 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec1c6, #cec3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC1C6?: #CEC1C6 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 #CEC1C6?: The RGB value is 206, 193, 198: 206 red, 193 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC1C6?: The complementary color is #C1CEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.