What color is #E5C3D7?

#E5C3D7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Tussie-Mussie. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C3D7?

The RGB value is 229, 195, 215: 229 red, 195 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C3D7?

The complementary color is #C3E5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C3D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C3D7 color

#E5C3D7 rgb(229, 195, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5C3D7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 76.5% green and 84.3% blue (229, 195, 215).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 40% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Tussie-Mussie (#EDC5D7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#E5C3D7 color codes

HEX	`#E5C3D7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 195, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 76.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 40%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 15%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.16, 15.35, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.16, 16.3, 340.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.093, 60.596, 72.597)`
Decimal	`15057879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C3D7, 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 #E5C3D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C3D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #E5C3D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c3d7; }
.text { color: #e5c3d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c3d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 195 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c3d7, #e5c3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5C3D7?: #E5C3D7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Tussie-Mussie. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C3D7?: The RGB value is 229, 195, 215: 229 red, 195 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C3D7?: The complementary color is #C3E5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C3D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.