What color is #E1C9CB?

#E1C9CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C9CB?

The RGB value is 225, 201, 203: 225 red, 201 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C9CB?

The complementary color is #C9E1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C9CB color

#E1C9CB rgb(225, 201, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1C9CB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 78.8% green and 79.6% blue (225, 201, 203).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 29% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#E1C9CB color codes

HEX	`#E1C9CB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 201, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 78.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 29%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, 8.73, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 8.97, 13.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.717, 62.094, 65.17)`
Decimal	`14797259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C9CB, 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 #E1C9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #E1C9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c9cb; }
.text { color: #e1c9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 201 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c9cb, #e1d3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1C9CB?: #E1C9CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C9CB?: The RGB value is 225, 201, 203: 225 red, 201 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C9CB?: The complementary color is #C9E1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.