What color is #E2C7DC?

#E2C7DC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C7DC?

The RGB value is 226, 199, 220: 226 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C7DC?

The complementary color is #C7E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C7DC color

#E2C7DC rgb(226, 199, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2C7DC is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 78% green and 86.3% blue (226, 199, 220).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 32% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#E2C7DC color codes

HEX	`#E2C7DC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 199, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 78%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 32%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.01, 13.07, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.01, 14.8, 332.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.704, 62.184, 76.29)`
Decimal	`14862300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C7DC, 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 #E2C7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #E2C7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c7dc; }
.text { color: #e2c7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 199 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c7dc, #e2c7cf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2C7DC?: #E2C7DC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C7DC?: The RGB value is 226, 199, 220: 226 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C7DC?: The complementary color is #C7E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.