What color is #E4D2DA?

#E4D2DA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D2DA?

The RGB value is 228, 210, 218: 228 red, 210 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D2DA?

The complementary color is #D2E4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D2DA color

#E4D2DA rgb(228, 210, 218)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4D2DA is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 82.4% green and 85.5% blue (228, 210, 218).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 25% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#E4D2DA color codes

HEX	`#E4D2DA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 210, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 82.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 25%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, 7.59, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 7.78, 347.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.695, 67.65, 75.808)`
Decimal	`14996186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D2DA, 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 #E4D2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #E4D2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d2da; }
.text { color: #e4d2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 210 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d2da, #e4d3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E4D2DA?: #E4D2DA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D2DA?: The RGB value is 228, 210, 218: 228 red, 210 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D2DA?: The complementary color is #D2E4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.