What color is #E0CFE2?

#E0CFE2 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 #E0CFE2?

The RGB value is 224, 207, 226: 224 red, 207 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CFE2?

The complementary color is #D1E2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CFE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CFE2 color

#E0CFE2 rgb(224, 207, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0CFE2 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 81.2% green and 88.6% blue (224, 207, 226).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 25% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#E0CFE2 color codes

HEX	`#E0CFE2`
RGB	`rgb(224, 207, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 81.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 25%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.98, 9.25, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.98, 11.74, 321.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.779, 65.964, 81.151)`
Decimal	`14733282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CFE2, 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 #E0CFE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CFE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #E0CFE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0cfe2; }
.text { color: #e0cfe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cfe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 207 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0cfe2, #e2cfdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E0CFE2?: #E0CFE2 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 #E0CFE2?: The RGB value is 224, 207, 226: 224 red, 207 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CFE2?: The complementary color is #D1E2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CFE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.