What color is #E2D2D7?

#E2D2D7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D2D7?

The RGB value is 226, 210, 215: 226 red, 210 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D2D7?

The complementary color is #D2E2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D2D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D2D7 color

#E2D2D7 rgb(226, 210, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2D2D7 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82.4% green and 84.3% blue (226, 210, 215).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#E2D2D7 color codes

HEX	`#E2D2D7`
RGB	`rgb(226, 210, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.59, 6.38, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.59, 6.4, 355.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.675, 67.169, 73.729)`
Decimal	`14865111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D2D7, 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 #E2D2D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D2D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #E2D2D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d2d7; }
.text { color: #e2d2d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d2d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 210 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d2d7, #e2d5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E2D2D7?: #E2D2D7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D2D7?: The RGB value is 226, 210, 215: 226 red, 210 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D2D7?: The complementary color is #D2E2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D2D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.