What color is #E5C4C8?

#E5C4C8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C4C8?

The RGB value is 229, 196, 200: 229 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C4C8?

The complementary color is #C4E5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C4C8 color

#E5C4C8 rgb(229, 196, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5C4C8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 76.9% green and 78.4% blue (229, 196, 200).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 39% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#E5C4C8 color codes

HEX	`#E5C4C8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 196, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 76.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 39%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, 12.3, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 12.52, 10.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.478, 60.31, 62.982)`
Decimal	`15058120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C4C8, 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 #E5C4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #E5C4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c4c8; }
.text { color: #e5c4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 196 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c4c8, #e5d1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5C4C8?: #E5C4C8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C4C8?: The RGB value is 229, 196, 200: 229 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C4C8?: The complementary color is #C4E5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.