What color is #E0CED5?

#E0CED5 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 #E0CED5?

The RGB value is 224, 206, 213: 224 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CED5?

The complementary color is #CEE0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CED5 color

#E0CED5 rgb(224, 206, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CED5 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 80.8% green and 83.5% blue (224, 206, 213).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#E0CED5 color codes

HEX	`#E0CED5`
RGB	`rgb(224, 206, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, 7.45, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 7.54, 350.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.821, 64.795, 72.03)`
Decimal	`14733013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CED5, 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 #E0CED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #E0CED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ced5; }
.text { color: #e0ced5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ced5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 206 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ced5, #e0d0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E0CED5?: #E0CED5 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 #E0CED5?: The RGB value is 224, 206, 213: 224 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CED5?: The complementary color is #CEE0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.