What color is #E5C4C3?

#E5C4C3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C4C3?

The RGB value is 229, 196, 195: 229 red, 196 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C4C3?

The complementary color is #C3E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C4C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C4C3 color

#E5C4C3 rgb(229, 196, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5C4C3 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 76.9% green and 76.5% blue (229, 196, 195).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 40% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#E5C4C3 color codes

HEX	`#E5C4C3`
RGB	`rgb(229, 196, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 76.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 40%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 15%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.88, 11.5, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.88, 12.48, 22.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.903, 60.08, 59.955)`
Decimal	`15058115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C4C3, 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 #E5C4C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C4C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #E5C4C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c4c3; }
.text { color: #e5c4c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c4c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 196 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c4c3, #e5d5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5C4C3?: #E5C4C3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C4C3?: The RGB value is 229, 196, 195: 229 red, 196 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C4C3?: The complementary color is #C3E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C4C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.