What color is #E2CBD7?

#E2CBD7 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 #E2CBD7?

The RGB value is 226, 203, 215: 226 red, 203 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CBD7?

The complementary color is #CBE2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CBD7 color

#E2CBD7 rgb(226, 203, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2CBD7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 79.6% green and 84.3% blue (226, 203, 215).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#E2CBD7 color codes

HEX	`#E2CBD7`
RGB	`rgb(226, 203, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 79.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.86, 10.07, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.86, 10.51, 343.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.984, 63.788, 73.166)`
Decimal	`14863319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CBD7, 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 #E2CBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #E2CBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cbd7; }
.text { color: #e2cbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 203 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cbd7, #e2cbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2CBD7?: #E2CBD7 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 #E2CBD7?: The RGB value is 226, 203, 215: 226 red, 203 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CBD7?: The complementary color is #CBE2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.