What color is #E0CDCC?

#E0CDCC is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0CDCC?

The RGB value is 224, 205, 204: 224 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CDCC?

The complementary color is #CCDFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CDCC color

#E0CDCC rgb(224, 205, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CDCC is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 80.4% green and 80% blue (224, 205, 204).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#E0CDCC color codes

HEX	`#E0CDCC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 205, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, 6.44, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 7.06, 24.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.47, 63.871, 66.1)`
Decimal	`14732748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CDCC, 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 #E0CDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #E0CDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0cdcc; }
.text { color: #e0cdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 205 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0cdcc, #e0d7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0CDCC?: #E0CDCC is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0CDCC?: The RGB value is 224, 205, 204: 224 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CDCC?: The complementary color is #CCDFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.