What color is #E0C9CC?

#E0C9CC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C9CC?

The RGB value is 224, 201, 204: 224 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C9CC?

The complementary color is #C9E0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C9CC color

#E0C9CC rgb(224, 201, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0C9CC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 78.8% green and 80% blue (224, 201, 204).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#E0C9CC color codes

HEX	`#E0C9CC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 201, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 78.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.9, 8.54, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.9, 8.67, 9.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.525, 61.981, 65.785)`
Decimal	`14731724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C9CC, 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 #E0C9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #E0C9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c9cc; }
.text { color: #e0c9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 201 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c9cc, #e0d1c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0C9CC?: #E0C9CC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C9CC?: The RGB value is 224, 201, 204: 224 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C9CC?: The complementary color is #C9E0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.