What color is #E1CFD9?

#E1CFD9 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CFD9?

The RGB value is 225, 207, 217: 225 red, 207 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CFD9?

The complementary color is #CFE1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CFD9 color

#E1CFD9 rgb(225, 207, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1CFD9 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 81.2% green and 85.1% blue (225, 207, 217).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#E1CFD9 color codes

HEX	`#E1CFD9`
RGB	`rgb(225, 207, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 81.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.81, 7.97, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.81, 8.4, 341.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.887, 65.644, 74.832)`
Decimal	`14798809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CFD9, 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 #E1CFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #E1CFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cfd9; }
.text { color: #e1cfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 207 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cfd9, #e1cfd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E1CFD9?: #E1CFD9 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CFD9?: The RGB value is 225, 207, 217: 225 red, 207 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CFD9?: The complementary color is #CFE1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.