What color is #E0CBDB?

#E0CBDB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0CBDB?

The RGB value is 224, 203, 219: 224 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CBDB?

The complementary color is #CBE0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CBDB color

#E0CBDB rgb(224, 203, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CBDB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 79.6% green and 85.9% blue (224, 203, 219).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#E0CBDB color codes

HEX	`#E0CBDB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 203, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 79.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.8, 10.09, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.8, 11.38, 332.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.881, 63.674, 75.877)`
Decimal	`14732251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CBDB, 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 #E0CBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #E0CBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0cbdb; }
.text { color: #e0cbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 203 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0cbdb, #e0cbd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E0CBDB?: #E0CBDB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0CBDB?: The RGB value is 224, 203, 219: 224 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CBDB?: The complementary color is #CBE0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.