What color is #E2D3E1?

#E2D3E1 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D3E1?

The RGB value is 226, 211, 225: 226 red, 211 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D3E1?

The complementary color is #D3E2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D3E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D3E1 color

#E2D3E1 rgb(226, 211, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2D3E1 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82.7% green and 88.2% blue (226, 211, 225).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 21% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#E2D3E1 color codes

HEX	`#E2D3E1`
RGB	`rgb(226, 211, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 21%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.1, 7.63, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.1, 9.13, 326.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.247, 68.194, 80.787)`
Decimal	`14865377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D3E1, 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 #E2D3E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D3E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #E2D3E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d3e1; }
.text { color: #e2d3e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d3e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 211 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d3e1, #e2d3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2D3E1?: #E2D3E1 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D3E1?: The RGB value is 226, 211, 225: 226 red, 211 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D3E1?: The complementary color is #D3E2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D3E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.