What color is #E7AECD?

#E7AECD is a light, moderate rose known as Roses in the Snow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Roses in the Snow?

The RGB value is 231, 174, 205: 231 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Roses in the Snow?

The complementary color is #AEE7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7AECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Roses in the Snow color: hex code #E7AECD

#E7AECD rgb(231, 174, 205)

Shades of pink

Roses in the Snow has the hex code #E7AECD. It is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 68.2% green and 80.4% blue (231, 174, 205).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

Roses in the Snow (#E7AECD) color codes

HEX	`#E7AECD`
RGB	`rgb(231, 174, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 68.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 25.56, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 26.66, 343.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.11, 51.671, 64.606)`
Decimal	`15183565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Roses in the Snow, 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 #E7AECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7AECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #E7AECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7aecd; }
.text { color: #e7aecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7aecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 174 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7aecd, #e7aeb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

See #E7AECD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7AECD?: #E7AECD is a light, moderate rose known as Roses in the Snow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Roses in the Snow?: The RGB value is 231, 174, 205: 231 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Roses in the Snow?: The complementary color is #AEE7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7AECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.