What color is #E3CDC2?

#E3CDC2 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Humble Blush?

The RGB value is 227, 205, 194: 227 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Humble Blush?

The complementary color is #C2D8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Humble Blush color: hex code #E3CDC2

#E3CDC2 rgb(227, 205, 194)

Shades of gray

Humble Blush has the hex code #E3CDC2. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 80.4% green and 76.1% blue (227, 205, 194).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 37% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

Humble Blush (#E3CDC2) color codes

HEX	`#E3CDC2`
RGB	`rgb(227, 205, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 80.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 37%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.91, 5.88, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.91, 10.14, 54.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.247, 63.89, 60.029)`
Decimal	`14929346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Humble Blush, 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 #E3CDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #E3CDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cdc2; }
.text { color: #e3cdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cdc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 205 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cdc2, #e3dec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

See #E3CDC2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3CDC2?: #E3CDC2 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Humble Blush?: The RGB value is 227, 205, 194: 227 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Humble Blush?: The complementary color is #C2D8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.