What color is #E4C8DA?

#E4C8DA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color LA Vibes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4C8DA?

The RGB value is 228, 200, 218: 228 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4C8DA?

The complementary color is #C8E4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4C8DA color

#E4C8DA rgb(228, 200, 218)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4C8DA is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 78.4% green and 85.5% blue (228, 200, 218).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 34% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is LA Vibes (#EECCDD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#E4C8DA color codes

HEX	`#E4C8DA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 200, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 78.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 34%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, 12.87, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 13.92, 337.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.303, 62.866, 75.01)`
Decimal	`14993626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4C8DA, 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 #E4C8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #E4C8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c8da; }
.text { color: #e4c8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 200 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c8da, #e4c8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E4C8DA?: #E4C8DA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color LA Vibes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4C8DA?: The RGB value is 228, 200, 218: 228 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4C8DA?: The complementary color is #C8E4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.