What color is #CECBC1?

#CECBC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECBC1?

The RGB value is 206, 203, 193: 206 red, 203 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECBC1?

The complementary color is #C1C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECBC1 color

#CECBC1 rgb(206, 203, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECBC1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.6% green and 75.7% blue (206, 203, 193).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#CECBC1 color codes

HEX	`#CECBC1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 203, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.67, -0.73, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.67, 5.4, 97.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.434, 59.684, 58.989)`
Decimal	`13552577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECBC1, 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 #CECBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #CECBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecbc1; }
.text { color: #cecbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 203 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecbc1, #cbcec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECBC1?: #CECBC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECBC1?: The RGB value is 206, 203, 193: 206 red, 203 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECBC1?: The complementary color is #C1C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.