What color is #CEC5CE?

#CEC5CE 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 #CEC5CE?

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

What is the complementary color of #CEC5CE?

The complementary color is #C5CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC5CE color

#CEC5CE rgb(206, 197, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC5CE is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#CEC5CE color codes

HEX	`#CEC5CE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 197, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.47, 4.75, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.47, 5.83, 324.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.559, 57.511, 66.502)`
Decimal	`13551054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC5CE, 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 #CEC5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #CEC5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec5ce; }
.text { color: #cec5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 197 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec5ce, #cec5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC5CE?: #CEC5CE 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 #CEC5CE?: The RGB value is 206, 197, 206: 206 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC5CE?: The complementary color is #C5CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.