What color is #CECACB?

#CECACB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECACB?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 203: 206 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECACB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECACB color

#CECACB rgb(206, 202, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECACB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 79.6% blue (206, 202, 203).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 4% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silver-Tongued (#CDC7C7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#CECACB color codes

HEX	`#CECACB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 4%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 2%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, 1.56, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 1.56, 359.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.352, 59.675, 64.985)`
Decimal	`13552331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECACB, 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 #CECACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #CECACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecacb; }
.text { color: #cecacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecacb, #cecbca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECACB?: #CECACB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECACB?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 203: 206 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECACB?: The complementary color is #CACECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.