What color is #E5CACE?

#E5CACE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CACE?

The RGB value is 229, 202, 206: 229 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CACE?

The complementary color is #CAE5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CACE color

#E5CACE rgb(229, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5CACE is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (229, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#E5CACE color codes

HEX	`#E5CACE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.63, 10.11, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.63, 10.22, 8.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.573, 63.357, 67.208)`
Decimal	`15059662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CACE, 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 #E5CACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #E5CACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cace; }
.text { color: #e5cace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cace, #e5d4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5CACE?: #E5CACE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CACE?: The RGB value is 229, 202, 206: 229 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CACE?: The complementary color is #CAE5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.