What color is #E1CBC8?

#E1CBC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CBC8?

The RGB value is 225, 203, 200: 225 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CBC8?

The complementary color is #C8DEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CBC8 color

#E1CBC8 rgb(225, 203, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1CBC8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 79.6% green and 78.4% blue (225, 203, 200).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 29% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#E1CBC8 color codes

HEX	`#E1CBC8`
RGB	`rgb(225, 203, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 79.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 29%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.38, 7.18, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.38, 8.36, 30.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.832, 62.891, 63.462)`
Decimal	`14797768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CBC8, 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 #E1CBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #E1CBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cbc8; }
.text { color: #e1cbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 203 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cbc8, #e1d7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1CBC8?: #E1CBC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CBC8?: The RGB value is 225, 203, 200: 225 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CBC8?: The complementary color is #C8DEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.