What color is #E2C8DD?

#E2C8DD is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C8DD?

The RGB value is 226, 200, 221: 226 red, 200 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C8DD?

The complementary color is #C8E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C8DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C8DD color

#E2C8DD rgb(226, 200, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2C8DD is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 78.4% green and 86.7% blue (226, 200, 221).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#E2C8DD color codes

HEX	`#E2C8DD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 200, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 78.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.28, 12.72, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.28, 14.55, 330.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.068, 62.699, 77.067)`
Decimal	`14862557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C8DD, 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 #E2C8DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C8DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #E2C8DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c8dd; }
.text { color: #e2c8dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c8dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 200 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c8dd, #e2c8d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2C8DD?: #E2C8DD is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C8DD?: The RGB value is 226, 200, 221: 226 red, 200 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C8DD?: The complementary color is #C8E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C8DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.