What color is #E2D1DA?

#E2D1DA is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D1DA?

The RGB value is 226, 209, 218: 226 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D1DA?

The complementary color is #D1E2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D1DA color

#E2D1DA rgb(226, 209, 218)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2D1DA is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82% green and 85.5% blue (226, 209, 218).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#E2D1DA color codes

HEX	`#E2D1DA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 209, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, 7.43, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 7.78, 342.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.818, 66.832, 75.696)`
Decimal	`14864858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D1DA, 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 #E2D1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #E2D1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d1da; }
.text { color: #e2d1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 209 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d1da, #e2d1d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E2D1DA?: #E2D1DA is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D1DA?: The RGB value is 226, 209, 218: 226 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D1DA?: The complementary color is #D1E2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.