What color is #E0CDC2?

#E0CDC2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0CDC2?

The RGB value is 224, 205, 194: 224 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CDC2?

The complementary color is #C2D5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CDC2 color

#E0CDC2 rgb(224, 205, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CDC2 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 80.4% green and 76.1% blue (224, 205, 194).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 33% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#E0CDC2 color codes

HEX	`#E0CDC2`
RGB	`rgb(224, 205, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 33%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.66, 4.8, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.66, 9.21, 58.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.309, 63.406, 59.985)`
Decimal	`14732738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CDC2, 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 #E0CDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #E0CDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0cdc2; }
.text { color: #e0cdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cdc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 205 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0cdc2, #e0dcc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E0CDC2?: #E0CDC2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0CDC2?: The RGB value is 224, 205, 194: 224 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CDC2?: The complementary color is #C2D5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.