What color is #E1D1DC?

#E1D1DC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D1DC?

The RGB value is 225, 209, 220: 225 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D1DC?

The complementary color is #D1E1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D1DC color

#E1D1DC rgb(225, 209, 220)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1D1DC is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 82% green and 86.3% blue (225, 209, 220).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 21% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#E1D1DC color codes

HEX	`#E1D1DC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 209, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 82%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 21%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.39, 7.45, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.39, 8.2, 335.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.768, 66.776, 77.068)`
Decimal	`14799324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D1DC, 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 #E1D1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #E1D1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d1dc; }
.text { color: #e1d1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 209 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d1dc, #e1d1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E1D1DC?: #E1D1DC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D1DC?: The RGB value is 225, 209, 220: 225 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D1DC?: The complementary color is #D1E1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.