What color is #E1C0D5?

#E1C0D5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C0D5?

The RGB value is 225, 192, 213: 225 red, 192 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C0D5?

The complementary color is #C0E1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C0D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C0D5 color

#E1C0D5 rgb(225, 192, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1C0D5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 75.3% green and 83.5% blue (225, 192, 213).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 35% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#E1C0D5 color codes

HEX	`#E1C0D5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 192, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 75.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 35%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.02, 15.22, -6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.02, 16.41, 338.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.91, 58.512, 70.971)`
Decimal	`14794965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C0D5, 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 #E1C0D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C0D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #E1C0D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c0d5; }
.text { color: #e1c0d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c0d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 192 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c0d5, #e1c0c5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1C0D5?: #E1C0D5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C0D5?: The RGB value is 225, 192, 213: 225 red, 192 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C0D5?: The complementary color is #C0E1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C0D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.