What color is #E0CCDE?

#E0CCDE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0CCDE?

The RGB value is 224, 204, 222: 224 red, 204 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CCDE?

The complementary color is #CCE0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CCDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CCDE color

#E0CCDE rgb(224, 204, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CCDE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 80% green and 87.1% blue (224, 204, 222).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#E0CCDE color codes

HEX	`#E0CCDE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 204, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.13, 10.1, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.13, 11.94, 327.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.516, 64.308, 78.054)`
Decimal	`14732510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CCDE, 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 #E0CCDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CCDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #E0CCDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ccde; }
.text { color: #e0ccde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ccde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 204 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ccde, #e0ccd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0CCDE?: #E0CCDE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0CCDE?: The RGB value is 224, 204, 222: 224 red, 204 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CCDE?: The complementary color is #CCE0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CCDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.