What color is #E0D6DC?

#E0D6DC is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D6DC?

The RGB value is 224, 214, 220: 224 red, 214 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D6DC?

The complementary color is #D6E0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D6DC color

#E0D6DC rgb(224, 214, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0D6DC is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 83.9% green and 86.3% blue (224, 214, 220).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#E0D6DC color codes

HEX	`#E0D6DC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 214, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 83.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.56, 4.48, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.56, 4.8, 338.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.703, 69.108, 77.469)`
Decimal	`14735068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D6DC, 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 #E0D6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #E0D6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d6dc; }
.text { color: #e0d6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 214 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d6dc, #e0d6d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0D6DC?: #E0D6DC is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D6DC?: The RGB value is 224, 214, 220: 224 red, 214 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D6DC?: The complementary color is #D6E0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.