What color is #E0BDD2?

#E0BDD2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0BDD2?

The RGB value is 224, 189, 210: 224 red, 189 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0BDD2?

The complementary color is #BDE0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0BDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0BDD2 color

#E0BDD2 rgb(224, 189, 210)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E0BDD2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 74.1% green and 82.4% blue (224, 189, 210).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 36% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#E0BDD2 color codes

HEX	`#E0BDD2`
RGB	`rgb(224, 189, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 74.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 36%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.12, 15.95, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.12, 16.99, 339.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.57, 56.897, 68.752)`
Decimal	`14728658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0BDD2, 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 #E0BDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0BDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #E0BDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0bdd2; }
.text { color: #e0bdd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0bdd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 189 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0bdd2, #e0bdc1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E0BDD2?: #E0BDD2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0BDD2?: The RGB value is 224, 189, 210: 224 red, 189 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0BDD2?: The complementary color is #BDE0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0BDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.