What color is #E4D2D7?

#E4D2D7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D2D7?

The RGB value is 228, 210, 215: 228 red, 210 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D2D7?

The complementary color is #D2E4DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D2D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D2D7 color

#E4D2D7 rgb(228, 210, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4D2D7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 82.4% green and 84.3% blue (228, 210, 215).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 25% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#E4D2D7 color codes

HEX	`#E4D2D7`
RGB	`rgb(228, 210, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 82.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 25%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.75, 7.07, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.75, 7.08, 358.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.306, 67.494, 73.759)`
Decimal	`14996183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D2D7, 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 #E4D2D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D2D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #E4D2D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d2d7; }
.text { color: #e4d2d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d2d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 210 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d2d7, #e4d6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E4D2D7?: #E4D2D7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D2D7?: The RGB value is 228, 210, 215: 228 red, 210 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D2D7?: The complementary color is #D2E4DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D2D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.