What color is #E2CED6?

#E2CED6 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CED6?

The RGB value is 226, 206, 214: 226 red, 206 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CED6?

The complementary color is #CEE2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CED6 color

#E2CED6 rgb(226, 206, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2CED6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.8% green and 83.9% blue (226, 206, 214).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#E2CED6 color codes

HEX	`#E2CED6`
RGB	`rgb(226, 206, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 80.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, 8.31, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 8.44, 350.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.572, 65.167, 72.73)`
Decimal	`14864086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CED6, 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 #E2CED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #E2CED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ced6; }
.text { color: #e2ced6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ced6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 206 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ced6, #e2d0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2CED6?: #E2CED6 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CED6?: The RGB value is 226, 206, 214: 226 red, 206 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CED6?: The complementary color is #CEE2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.