What color is #E0DCE6?

#E0DCE6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DCE6?

The RGB value is 224, 220, 230: 224 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DCE6?

The complementary color is #E2E6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DCE6 color

#E0DCE6 rgb(224, 220, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DCE6 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 86.3% green and 90.2% blue (224, 220, 230).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#E0DCE6 color codes

HEX	`#E0DCE6`
RGB	`rgb(224, 220, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 86.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, 3.17, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 5.42, 305.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.614, 72.747, 85.169)`
Decimal	`14736614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DCE6, 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 #E0DCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #E0DCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dce6; }
.text { color: #e0dce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 220 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dce6, #e5dce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E0DCE6?: #E0DCE6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DCE6?: The RGB value is 224, 220, 230: 224 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DCE6?: The complementary color is #E2E6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.