What color is #E1C7CE?

#E1C7CE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C7CE?

The RGB value is 225, 199, 206: 225 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C7CE?

The complementary color is #C7E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C7CE color

#E1C7CE rgb(225, 199, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1C7CE is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 78% green and 80.8% blue (225, 199, 206).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#E1C7CE color codes

HEX	`#E1C7CE`
RGB	`rgb(225, 199, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 78%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.55, 10.29, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.55, 10.29, 359.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.614, 61.312, 66.916)`
Decimal	`14796750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C7CE, 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 #E1C7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #E1C7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c7ce; }
.text { color: #e1c7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 199 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c7ce, #e1cdc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E1C7CE?: #E1C7CE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C7CE?: The RGB value is 225, 199, 206: 225 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C7CE?: The complementary color is #C7E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.