What color is #CEC3C0?

#CEC3C0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC3C0?

The RGB value is 206, 195, 192: 206 red, 195 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC3C0?

The complementary color is #C0CBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC3C0 color

#CEC3C0 rgb(206, 195, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC3C0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.5% green and 75.3% blue (206, 195, 192).

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

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#CEC3C0 color codes

HEX	`#CEC3C0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 195, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.59, 3.32, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.59, 4.39, 40.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.482, 55.958, 57.79)`
Decimal	`13550528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC3C0, 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 #CEC3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #CEC3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec3c0; }
.text { color: #cec3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 195 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec3c0, #cecac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC3C0?: #CEC3C0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC3C0?: The RGB value is 206, 195, 192: 206 red, 195 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC3C0?: The complementary color is #C0CBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.