What color is #CEC5CD?

#CEC5CD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC5CD?

The RGB value is 206, 197, 205: 206 red, 197 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC5CD?

The complementary color is #C5CEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC5CD color

#CEC5CD rgb(206, 197, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC5CD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.3% green and 80.4% blue (206, 197, 205).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 8% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#CEC5CD color codes

HEX	`#CEC5CD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 197, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 8%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, 4.57, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 5.4, 327.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.438, 57.462, 65.864)`
Decimal	`13551053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC5CD, 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 #CEC5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #CEC5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec5cd; }
.text { color: #cec5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 197 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec5cd, #cec5c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC5CD?: #CEC5CD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC5CD?: The RGB value is 206, 197, 205: 206 red, 197 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC5CD?: The complementary color is #C5CEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.