What color is #E5CBD0?

#E5CBD0 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 #E5CBD0?

The RGB value is 229, 203, 208: 229 red, 203 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CBD0?

The complementary color is #CBE5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CBD0 color

#E5CBD0 rgb(229, 203, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5CBD0 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 79.6% green and 81.6% blue (229, 203, 208).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#E5CBD0 color codes

HEX	`#E5CBD0`
RGB	`rgb(229, 203, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 79.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.93, 9.92, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.93, 9.95, 4.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.053, 63.925, 68.574)`
Decimal	`15059920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CBD0, 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 #E5CBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #E5CBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cbd0; }
.text { color: #e5cbd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cbd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 203 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cbd0, #e5d3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5CBD0?: #E5CBD0 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 #E5CBD0?: The RGB value is 229, 203, 208: 229 red, 203 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CBD0?: The complementary color is #CBE5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.