What color is #E0C9E1?

#E0C9E1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C9E1?

The RGB value is 224, 201, 225: 224 red, 201 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C9E1?

The complementary color is #CAE1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C9E1 color

#E0C9E1 rgb(224, 201, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0C9E1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 78.8% green and 88.2% blue (224, 201, 225).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 29% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#E0C9E1 color codes

HEX	`#E0C9E1`
RGB	`rgb(224, 201, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 78.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 29%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, 12.24, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 15.15, 323.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.216, 63.058, 79.955)`
Decimal	`14731745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C9E1, 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 #E0C9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #E0C9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c9e1; }
.text { color: #e0c9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 201 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c9e1, #e1c9d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0C9E1?: #E0C9E1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C9E1?: The RGB value is 224, 201, 225: 224 red, 201 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C9E1?: The complementary color is #CAE1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.