What color is #E3CADB?

#E3CADB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CADB?

The RGB value is 227, 202, 219: 227 red, 202 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CADB?

The complementary color is #CAE3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CADB color

#E3CADB rgb(227, 202, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3CADB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 79.2% green and 85.9% blue (227, 202, 219).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#E3CADB color codes

HEX	`#E3CADB`
RGB	`rgb(227, 202, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 79.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.8, 11.65, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.8, 12.76, 335.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.584, 63.687, 75.842)`
Decimal	`14928603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CADB, 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 #E3CADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #E3CADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cadb; }
.text { color: #e3cadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 202 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cadb, #e3cace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E3CADB?: #E3CADB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CADB?: The RGB value is 227, 202, 219: 227 red, 202 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CADB?: The complementary color is #CAE3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.