What color is #E3C7E0?

#E3C7E0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3C7E0?

The RGB value is 227, 199, 224: 227 red, 199 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3C7E0?

The complementary color is #C7E3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3C7E0 color

#E3C7E0 rgb(227, 199, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3C7E0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 78% green and 87.8% blue (227, 199, 224).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#E3C7E0 color codes

HEX	`#E3C7E0`
RGB	`rgb(227, 199, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 78%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.21, 14.13, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.21, 16.63, 328.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.555, 62.561, 79.129)`
Decimal	`14927840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3C7E0, 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 #E3C7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #E3C7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c7e0; }
.text { color: #e3c7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 199 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c7e0, #e3c7d2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3C7E0?: #E3C7E0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3C7E0?: The RGB value is 227, 199, 224: 227 red, 199 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3C7E0?: The complementary color is #C7E3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.