What color is #E2CDDB?

#E2CDDB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CDDB?

The RGB value is 226, 205, 219: 226 red, 205 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CDDB?

The complementary color is #CDE2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CDDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CDDB color

#E2CDDB rgb(226, 205, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2CDDB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.4% green and 85.9% blue (226, 205, 219).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#E2CDDB color codes

HEX	`#E2CDDB`
RGB	`rgb(226, 205, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 80.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.46, 9.72, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.46, 10.61, 336.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.98, 64.947, 76.064)`
Decimal	`14863835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CDDB, 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 #E2CDDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CDDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #E2CDDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cddb; }
.text { color: #e2cddb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cddb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 205 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cddb, #e2cdd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2CDDB?: #E2CDDB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CDDB?: The RGB value is 226, 205, 219: 226 red, 205 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CDDB?: The complementary color is #CDE2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CDDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.