What color is #E2CAD8?

#E2CAD8 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 #E2CAD8?

The RGB value is 226, 202, 216: 226 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CAD8?

The complementary color is #CAE2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CAD8 color

#E2CAD8 rgb(226, 202, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2CAD8 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 79.2% green and 84.7% blue (226, 202, 216).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 29% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#E2CAD8 color codes

HEX	`#E2CAD8`
RGB	`rgb(226, 202, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 79.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 29%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, 10.77, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 11.45, 340.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.878, 63.369, 73.766)`
Decimal	`14863064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CAD8, 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 #E2CAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #E2CAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cad8; }
.text { color: #e2cad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 202 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cad8, #e2cacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2CAD8?: #E2CAD8 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 #E2CAD8?: The RGB value is 226, 202, 216: 226 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CAD8?: The complementary color is #CAE2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.