What color is #CECACE?

#CECACE is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECACE?

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

What is the complementary color of #CECACE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECACE color

#CECACE rgb(206, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECACE is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#CECACE color codes

HEX	`#CECACE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, 2.11, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 2.58, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.713, 59.819, 66.886)`
Decimal	`13552334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECACE, 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 #CECACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #CECACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECACE?: #CECACE is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECACE?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 206: 206 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECACE?: The complementary color is #CACECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.