What color is #E1C9D1?

#E1C9D1 is a very light, desaturated rose known as Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C9D1?

The RGB value is 225, 201, 209: 225 red, 201 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C9D1?

The complementary color is #C9E1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C9D1 color

#E1C9D1 rgb(225, 201, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1C9D1 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 78.8% green and 82% blue (225, 201, 209).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 29% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

This exact color is also called Sweet and Sassy.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#E1C9D1 color codes

HEX	`#E1C9D1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 201, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 78.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 29%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.12, 9.74, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.12, 9.78, 354.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.445, 62.385, 69.009)`
Decimal	`14797265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C9D1, 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 #E1C9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #E1C9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c9d1; }
.text { color: #e1c9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 201 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c9d1, #e1cdc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E1C9D1?: #E1C9D1 is a very light, desaturated rose known as Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C9D1?: The RGB value is 225, 201, 209: 225 red, 201 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C9D1?: The complementary color is #C9E1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.