What color is #E3D4DB?

#E3D4DB is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D4DB?

The RGB value is 227, 212, 219: 227 red, 212 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D4DB?

The complementary color is #D4E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D4DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D4DB color

#E3D4DB rgb(227, 212, 219)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3D4DB is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 83.1% green and 85.9% blue (227, 212, 219).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 21% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#E3D4DB color codes

HEX	`#E3D4DB`
RGB	`rgb(227, 212, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 83.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 21%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.27, 6.38, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.27, 6.57, 346.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.007, 68.533, 76.65)`
Decimal	`14931163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D4DB, 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 #E3D4DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D4DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #E3D4DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d4db; }
.text { color: #e3d4db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d4db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 212 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d4db, #e3d5d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E3D4DB?: #E3D4DB is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D4DB?: The RGB value is 227, 212, 219: 227 red, 212 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D4DB?: The complementary color is #D4E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D4DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.