What color is #E0CCC9?

#E0CCC9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0CCC9?

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

What is the complementary color of #E0CCC9?

The complementary color is #C9DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CCC9 color

#E0CCC9 rgb(224, 204, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CCC9 is a very light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 8°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#E0CCC9 color codes

HEX	`#E0CCC9`
RGB	`rgb(224, 204, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.57, 6.46, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.57, 7.61, 31.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.875, 63.251, 64.144)`
Decimal	`14732489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CCC9, 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 #E0CCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #E0CCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ccc9; }
.text { color: #e0ccc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ccc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 204 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ccc9, #e0d8c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0CCC9?: #E0CCC9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0CCC9?: The RGB value is 224, 204, 201: 224 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CCC9?: The complementary color is #C9DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.