What color is #E2C9CF?

#E2C9CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C9CF?

The RGB value is 226, 201, 207: 226 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C9CF?

The complementary color is #C9E2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C9CF color

#E2C9CF rgb(226, 201, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2C9CF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 78.8% green and 81.2% blue (226, 201, 207).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#E2C9CF color codes

HEX	`#E2C9CF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 201, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 78.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.15, 9.75, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.15, 9.76, 1.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.512, 62.448, 67.727)`
Decimal	`14862799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C9CF, 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 #E2C9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #E2C9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c9cf; }
.text { color: #e2c9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 201 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c9cf, #e2cfc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2C9CF?: #E2C9CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C9CF?: The RGB value is 226, 201, 207: 226 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C9CF?: The complementary color is #C9E2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.