What color is #E0CDD8?

#E0CDD8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0CDD8?

The RGB value is 224, 205, 216: 224 red, 205 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CDD8?

The complementary color is #CDE0D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CDD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CDD8 color

#E0CDD8 rgb(224, 205, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CDD8 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 80.4% green and 84.7% blue (224, 205, 216).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#E0CDD8 color codes

HEX	`#E0CDD8`
RGB	`rgb(224, 205, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.21, 8.5, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.21, 9.03, 340.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.965, 64.469, 73.974)`
Decimal	`14732760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CDD8, 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 #E0CDD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CDD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #E0CDD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0cdd8; }
.text { color: #e0cdd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cdd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 205 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0cdd8, #e0cdcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E0CDD8?: #E0CDD8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0CDD8?: The RGB value is 224, 205, 216: 224 red, 205 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CDD8?: The complementary color is #CDE0D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CDD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.