What color is #E1C4D5?

#E1C4D5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C4D5?

The RGB value is 225, 196, 213: 225 red, 196 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C4D5?

The complementary color is #C4E1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C4D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C4D5 color

#E1C4D5 rgb(225, 196, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1C4D5 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 76.9% green and 83.5% blue (225, 196, 213).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#E1C4D5 color codes

HEX	`#E1C4D5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 196, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 76.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82, 13.09, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82, 13.9, 340.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.8, 60.293, 71.267)`
Decimal	`14795989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C4D5, 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 #E1C4D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C4D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #E1C4D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c4d5; }
.text { color: #e1c4d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c4d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 196 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c4d5, #e1c4c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E1C4D5?: #E1C4D5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C4D5?: The RGB value is 225, 196, 213: 225 red, 196 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C4D5?: The complementary color is #C4E1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C4D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.