What color is #E1D0D7?

#E1D0D7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D0D7?

The RGB value is 225, 208, 215: 225 red, 208 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D0D7?

The complementary color is #D0E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D0D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D0D7 color

#E1D0D7 rgb(225, 208, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1D0D7 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 81.6% green and 84.3% blue (225, 208, 215).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 22% 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#E1D0D7 color codes

HEX	`#E1D0D7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 208, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 81.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.01, 7.09, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.01, 7.21, 349.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.871, 66.026, 73.551)`
Decimal	`14799063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D0D7, 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 #E1D0D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D0D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #E1D0D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d0d7; }
.text { color: #e1d0d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d0d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 208 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d0d7, #e1d2d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E1D0D7?: #E1D0D7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D0D7?: The RGB value is 225, 208, 215: 225 red, 208 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D0D7?: The complementary color is #D0E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D0D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.