What color is #E5C5E2?

#E5C5E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C5E2?

The RGB value is 229, 197, 226: 229 red, 197 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C5E2?

The complementary color is #C5E5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C5E2 color

#E5C5E2 rgb(229, 197, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5C5E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 77.3% green and 88.6% blue (229, 197, 226).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#E5C5E2 color codes

HEX	`#E5C5E2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 197, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 77.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, 16.23, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 19.17, 327.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.005, 62.083, 80.443)`
Decimal	`15058402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C5E2, 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 #E5C5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #E5C5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c5e2; }
.text { color: #e5c5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 197 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c5e2, #e5c5d2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E5C5E2?: #E5C5E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C5E2?: The RGB value is 229, 197, 226: 229 red, 197 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C5E2?: The complementary color is #C5E5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.