What color is #E5C5CD?

#E5C5CD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C5CD?

The RGB value is 229, 197, 205: 229 red, 197 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C5CD?

The complementary color is #C5E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C5CD color

#E5C5CD rgb(229, 197, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5C5CD is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 77.3% green and 80.4% blue (229, 197, 205).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#E5C5CD color codes

HEX	`#E5C5CD`
RGB	`rgb(229, 197, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 77.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, 12.59, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 12.59, 0.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.298, 61, 66.185)`
Decimal	`15058381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C5CD, 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 #E5C5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #E5C5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c5cd; }
.text { color: #e5c5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 197 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c5cd, #e5cdc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5C5CD?: #E5C5CD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C5CD?: The RGB value is 229, 197, 205: 229 red, 197 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C5CD?: The complementary color is #C5E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.