What color is #E4D0CA?

#E4D0CA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D0CA?

The RGB value is 228, 208, 202: 228 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D0CA?

The complementary color is #CADEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D0CA color

#E4D0CA rgb(228, 208, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4D0CA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (228, 208, 202).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#E4D0CA color codes

HEX	`#E4D0CA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 208, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 81.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, 5.95, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 8.09, 42.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.211, 65.871, 65.145)`
Decimal	`14995658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D0CA, 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 #E4D0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #E4D0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d0ca; }
.text { color: #e4d0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 208 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d0ca, #e4ddca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4D0CA?: #E4D0CA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D0CA?: The RGB value is 228, 208, 202: 228 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D0CA?: The complementary color is #CADEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.