What color is #E3C4D9?

#E3C4D9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3C4D9?

The RGB value is 227, 196, 217: 227 red, 196 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3C4D9?

The complementary color is #C4E3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C4D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3C4D9 color

#E3C4D9 rgb(227, 196, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3C4D9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 76.9% green and 85.1% blue (227, 196, 217).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#E3C4D9 color codes

HEX	`#E3C4D9`
RGB	`rgb(227, 196, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 76.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, 14.48, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 15.83, 336.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.942, 60.822, 74.004)`
Decimal	`14927065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3C4D9, 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 #E3C4D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C4D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #E3C4D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c4d9; }
.text { color: #e3c4d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c4d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 196 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c4d9, #e3c4c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3C4D9?: #E3C4D9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3C4D9?: The RGB value is 227, 196, 217: 227 red, 196 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3C4D9?: The complementary color is #C4E3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C4D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.