What color is #E4D2D5?

#E4D2D5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D2D5?

The RGB value is 228, 210, 213: 228 red, 210 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D2D5?

The complementary color is #D2E4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D2D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D2D5 color

#E4D2D5 rgb(228, 210, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4D2D5 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 82.4% green and 83.5% blue (228, 210, 213).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 25% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#E4D2D5 color codes

HEX	`#E4D2D5`
RGB	`rgb(228, 210, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 82.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 25%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, 6.73, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 6.78, 6.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.05, 67.392, 72.414)`
Decimal	`14996181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D2D5, 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 #E4D2D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D2D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #E4D2D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d2d5; }
.text { color: #e4d2d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d2d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 210 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d2d5, #e4d8d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E4D2D5?: #E4D2D5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D2D5?: The RGB value is 228, 210, 213: 228 red, 210 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D2D5?: The complementary color is #D2E4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D2D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.