What color is #E1CECC?

#E1CECC 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 #E1CECC?

The RGB value is 225, 206, 204: 225 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CECC?

The complementary color is #CCDFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CECC color

#E1CECC rgb(225, 206, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1CECC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 80.8% green and 80% blue (225, 206, 204).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#E1CECC color codes

HEX	`#E1CECC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 206, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 80.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, 6.26, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 7.12, 28.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.021, 64.511, 66.194)`
Decimal	`14798540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CECC, 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 #E1CECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #E1CECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cecc; }
.text { color: #e1cecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 206 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cecc, #e1d9cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1CECC?: #E1CECC 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 #E1CECC?: The RGB value is 225, 206, 204: 225 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CECC?: The complementary color is #CCDFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.