What color is #E3C7CF?

#E3C7CF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3C7CF?

The RGB value is 227, 199, 207: 227 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3C7CF?

The complementary color is #C7E3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3C7CF color

#E3C7CF rgb(227, 199, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3C7CF is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 78% green and 81.2% blue (227, 199, 207).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#E3C7CF color codes

HEX	`#E3C7CF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 199, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 78%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.75, 11.16, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.75, 11.17, 358.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.364, 61.684, 67.588)`
Decimal	`14927823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3C7CF, 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 #E3C7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #E3C7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c7cf; }
.text { color: #e3c7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 199 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c7cf, #e3cdc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E3C7CF?: #E3C7CF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3C7CF?: The RGB value is 227, 199, 207: 227 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3C7CF?: The complementary color is #C7E3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.