What color is #E3C4D7?

#E3C4D7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3C4D7?

The RGB value is 227, 196, 215: 227 red, 196 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3C4D7?

The complementary color is #C4E3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3C4D7 color

#E3C4D7 rgb(227, 196, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3C4D7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 76.9% green and 84.3% blue (227, 196, 215).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#E3C4D7 color codes

HEX	`#E3C4D7`
RGB	`rgb(227, 196, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 76.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.23, 14.13, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.23, 15.13, 339.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.683, 60.718, 72.642)`
Decimal	`14927063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3C4D7, 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 #E3C4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #E3C4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c4d7; }
.text { color: #e3c4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 196 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c4d7, #e3c4c7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3C4D7?: #E3C4D7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3C4D7?: The RGB value is 227, 196, 215: 227 red, 196 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3C4D7?: The complementary color is #C4E3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.