What color is #E4CCCF?

#E4CCCF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CCCF?

The RGB value is 228, 204, 207: 228 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CCCF?

The complementary color is #CCE4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CCCF color

#E4CCCF rgb(228, 204, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4CCCF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 80% green and 81.2% blue (228, 204, 207).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#E4CCCF color codes

HEX	`#E4CCCF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 204, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 80%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, 8.87, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 9.01, 10.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.849, 64.186, 67.992)`
Decimal	`14994639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CCCF, 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 #E4CCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #E4CCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cccf; }
.text { color: #e4cccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 204 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cccf, #e4d5cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4CCCF?: #E4CCCF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CCCF?: The RGB value is 228, 204, 207: 228 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CCCF?: The complementary color is #CCE4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.