What color is #E0CEDE?

#E0CEDE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0CEDE?

The RGB value is 224, 206, 222: 224 red, 206 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CEDE?

The complementary color is #CEE0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CEDE color

#E0CEDE rgb(224, 206, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CEDE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 80.8% green and 87.1% blue (224, 206, 222).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#E0CEDE color codes

HEX	`#E0CEDE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 206, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 80.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.62, 9.05, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.62, 10.66, 328.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.995, 65.264, 78.214)`
Decimal	`14733022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CEDE, 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 #E0CEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #E0CEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0cede; }
.text { color: #e0cede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 206 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0cede, #e0ced5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E0CEDE?: #E0CEDE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0CEDE?: The RGB value is 224, 206, 222: 224 red, 206 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CEDE?: The complementary color is #CEE0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.