What color is #E0C0E2?

#E0C0E2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C0E2?

The RGB value is 224, 192, 226: 224 red, 192 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C0E2?

The complementary color is #C2E2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C0E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C0E2 color

#E0C0E2 rgb(224, 192, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0C0E2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 75.3% green and 88.6% blue (224, 192, 226).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 37% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#E0C0E2 color codes

HEX	`#E0C0E2`
RGB	`rgb(224, 192, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 75.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 37%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.31, 17.23, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.31, 21.39, 323.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.316, 59.039, 79.997)`
Decimal	`14729442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C0E2, 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 #E0C0E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C0E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #E0C0E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c0e2; }
.text { color: #e0c0e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c0e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 192 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c0e2, #e2c0d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0C0E2?: #E0C0E2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C0E2?: The RGB value is 224, 192, 226: 224 red, 192 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C0E2?: The complementary color is #C2E2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C0E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.