What color is #E2C2C5?

#E2C2C5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C2C5?

The RGB value is 226, 194, 197: 226 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C2C5?

The complementary color is #C2E2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C2C5 color

#E2C2C5 rgb(226, 194, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2C2C5 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 76.1% green and 77.3% blue (226, 194, 197).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#E2C2C5 color codes

HEX	`#E2C2C5`
RGB	`rgb(226, 194, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 76.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, 11.81, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 12.11, 12.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.733, 58.785, 60.96)`
Decimal	`14860997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C2C5, 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 #E2C2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #E2C2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c2c5; }
.text { color: #e2c2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 194 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c2c5, #e2cfc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2C2C5?: #E2C2C5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C2C5?: The RGB value is 226, 194, 197: 226 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C2C5?: The complementary color is #C2E2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.