What color is #E2C3D0?

#E2C3D0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C3D0?

The RGB value is 226, 195, 208: 226 red, 195 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C3D0?

The complementary color is #C3E2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C3D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C3D0 color

#E2C3D0 rgb(226, 195, 208)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2C3D0 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 76.5% green and 81.6% blue (226, 195, 208).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 35% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#E2C3D0 color codes

HEX	`#E2C3D0`
RGB	`rgb(226, 195, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 76.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 35%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, 13.1, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 13.33, 349.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.263, 59.754, 67.916)`
Decimal	`14861264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C3D0, 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 #E2C3D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C3D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #E2C3D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c3d0; }
.text { color: #e2c3d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c3d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 195 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c3d0, #e2c5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2C3D0?: #E2C3D0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C3D0?: The RGB value is 226, 195, 208: 226 red, 195 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C3D0?: The complementary color is #C3E2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C3D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.