What color is #E2D5E3?

#E2D5E3 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D5E3?

The RGB value is 226, 213, 227: 226 red, 213 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D5E3?

The complementary color is #D6E3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D5E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D5E3 color

#E2D5E3 rgb(226, 213, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2D5E3 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 83.5% green and 89% blue (226, 213, 227).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#E2D5E3 color codes

HEX	`#E2D5E3`
RGB	`rgb(226, 213, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 83.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 6%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.65, 6.94, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.65, 8.72, 322.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.021, 69.304, 82.399)`
Decimal	`14865891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D5E3, 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 #E2D5E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D5E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #E2D5E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d5e3; }
.text { color: #e2d5e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d5e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 213 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d5e3, #e3d5dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E2D5E3?: #E2D5E3 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D5E3?: The RGB value is 226, 213, 227: 226 red, 213 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D5E3?: The complementary color is #D6E3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D5E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.