What color is #E4D0E2?

#E4D0E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D0E2?

The RGB value is 228, 208, 226: 228 red, 208 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D0E2?

The complementary color is #D0E4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D0E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D0E2 color

#E4D0E2 rgb(228, 208, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4D0E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 81.6% green and 88.6% blue (228, 208, 226).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#E4D0E2 color codes

HEX	`#E4D0E2`
RGB	`rgb(228, 208, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 81.6%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.55, 10.07, -6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.55, 11.9, 327.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.276, 67.097, 81.291)`
Decimal	`14995682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D0E2, 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 #E4D0E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D0E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #E4D0E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d0e2; }
.text { color: #e4d0e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d0e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 208 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d0e2, #e4d0d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E4D0E2?: #E4D0E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D0E2?: The RGB value is 228, 208, 226: 228 red, 208 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D0E2?: The complementary color is #D0E4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D0E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.