What color is #E2CACD?

#E2CACD 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 #E2CACD?

The RGB value is 226, 202, 205: 226 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CACD?

The complementary color is #CAE2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CACD color

#E2CACD rgb(226, 202, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2CACD is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 79.2% green and 80.4% blue (226, 202, 205).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 29% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#E2CACD color codes

HEX	`#E2CACD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 202, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 79.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 29%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.35, 8.89, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.35, 9.03, 10.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.503, 62.819, 66.526)`
Decimal	`14863053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CACD, 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 #E2CACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #E2CACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cacd; }
.text { color: #e2cacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 202 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cacd, #e2d3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2CACD?: #E2CACD 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 #E2CACD?: The RGB value is 226, 202, 205: 226 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CACD?: The complementary color is #CAE2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.