What color is #E0CDCA?

#E0CDCA 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 #E0CDCA?

The RGB value is 224, 205, 202: 224 red, 205 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CDCA?

The complementary color is #CADDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CDCA color

#E0CDCA rgb(224, 205, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CDCA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (224, 205, 202).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#E0CDCA color codes

HEX	`#E0CDCA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 205, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, 6.1, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 7.23, 32.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.232, 63.775, 64.845)`
Decimal	`14732746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CDCA, 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 #E0CDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #E0CDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0cdca; }
.text { color: #e0cdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 205 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0cdca, #e0d8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0CDCA?: #E0CDCA 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 #E0CDCA?: The RGB value is 224, 205, 202: 224 red, 205 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CDCA?: The complementary color is #CADDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.