What color is #E4D0CF?

#E4D0CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D0CF?

The RGB value is 228, 208, 207: 228 red, 208 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D0CF?

The complementary color is #CFE3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D0CF color

#E4D0CF rgb(228, 208, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4D0CF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 81.6% green and 81.2% blue (228, 208, 207).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 28% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#E4D0CF color codes

HEX	`#E4D0CF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 208, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 81.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 28%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, 6.77, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 7.41, 24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.812, 66.112, 68.313)`
Decimal	`14995663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D0CF, 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 #E4D0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #E4D0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d0cf; }
.text { color: #e4d0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 208 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d0cf, #e4dbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E4D0CF?: #E4D0CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D0CF?: The RGB value is 228, 208, 207: 228 red, 208 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D0CF?: The complementary color is #CFE3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.