What color is #E8E0E9?

#E8E0E9 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Bubble Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bubble Bath?

The RGB value is 232, 224, 233: 232 red, 224 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bubble Bath?

The complementary color is #E1E9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E0E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bubble Bath color: hex code #E8E0E9

#E8E0E9 rgb(232, 224, 233)

Shades of gray

Bubble Bath has the hex code #E8E0E9. It is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.8% green and 91.4% blue (232, 224, 233).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 17% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

Bubble Bath (#E8E0E9) color codes

HEX	`#E8E0E9`
RGB	`rgb(232, 224, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 17%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.02, 4.31, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.02, 5.5, 321.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.64, 76.351, 87.88)`
Decimal	`15261929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bubble Bath, 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 #E8E0E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E0E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	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 #E8E0E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e0e9; }
.text { color: #e8e0e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e0e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 224 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e0e9, #e9e0e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #E8E0E9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8E0E9?: #E8E0E9 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Bubble Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bubble Bath?: The RGB value is 232, 224, 233: 232 red, 224 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bubble Bath?: The complementary color is #E1E9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E0E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.