What color is #E1C2C1?

#E1C2C1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C2C1?

The RGB value is 225, 194, 193: 225 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C2C1?

The complementary color is #C1E0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C2C1 color

#E1C2C1 rgb(225, 194, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1C2C1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 76.1% green and 75.7% blue (225, 194, 193).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 35% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#E1C2C1 color codes

HEX	`#E1C2C1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 194, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 76.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 35%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 14%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, 10.81, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 11.73, 22.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.968, 58.443, 58.563)`
Decimal	`14795457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C2C1, 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 #E1C2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #E1C2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c2c1; }
.text { color: #e1c2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 194 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c2c1, #e1d2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1C2C1?: #E1C2C1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C2C1?: The RGB value is 225, 194, 193: 225 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C2C1?: The complementary color is #C1E0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.