What color is #E2C8D3?

#E2C8D3 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C8D3?

The RGB value is 226, 200, 211: 226 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C8D3?

The complementary color is #C8E2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C8D3?

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.

#E2C8D3 color

#E2C8D3 rgb(226, 200, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2C8D3 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 78.4% green and 82.7% blue (226, 200, 211).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E2C8D3 color codes

HEX	`#E2C8D3`
RGB	`rgb(226, 200, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 78.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.01, 10.96, -2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.01, 11.17, 349.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.775, 62.182, 70.258)`
Decimal	`14862547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C8D3, 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 #E2C8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C8D3 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 #E2C8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c8d3; }
.text { color: #e2c8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 200 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c8d3, #e2cac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2C8D3?: #E2C8D3 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C8D3?: The RGB value is 226, 200, 211: 226 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C8D3?: The complementary color is #C8E2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C8D3?: 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.