What color is #CECEBE?

#CECEBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECEBE?

The RGB value is 206, 206, 190: 206 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECEBE color

#CECEBE rgb(206, 206, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.8% green and 74.5% blue (206, 206, 190).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#CECEBE color codes

HEX	`#CECEBE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 206, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, -2.81, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 8.44, 109.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.818, 60.982, 57.483)`
Decimal	`13553342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECEBE, 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 #CECEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #CECEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecebe; }
.text { color: #cecebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 206 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecebe, #c6cebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECEBE?: #CECEBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECEBE?: The RGB value is 206, 206, 190: 206 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECEBE?: The complementary color is #BEBECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.