What color is #E5CBC8?

#E5CBC8 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 #E5CBC8?

The RGB value is 229, 203, 200: 229 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CBC8?

The complementary color is #C8E2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CBC8 color

#E5CBC8 rgb(229, 203, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5CBC8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 79.6% green and 78.4% blue (229, 203, 200).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 36% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#E5CBC8 color codes

HEX	`#E5CBC8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 203, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 79.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 36%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.73, 8.6, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.73, 9.87, 29.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.094, 63.541, 63.521)`
Decimal	`15059912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CBC8, 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 #E5CBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #E5CBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cbc8; }
.text { color: #e5cbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 203 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cbc8, #e5dac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5CBC8?: #E5CBC8 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 #E5CBC8?: The RGB value is 229, 203, 200: 229 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CBC8?: The complementary color is #C8E2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.