What color is #E5CBDA?

#E5CBDA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CBDA?

The RGB value is 229, 203, 218: 229 red, 203 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CBDA?

The complementary color is #CBE5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CBDA color

#E5CBDA rgb(229, 203, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5CBDA is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 79.6% green and 85.5% blue (229, 203, 218).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#E5CBDA color codes

HEX	`#E5CBDA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 203, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 79.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.19, 11.63, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.19, 12.33, 340.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.323, 64.433, 75.259)`
Decimal	`15059930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CBDA, 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 #E5CBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #E5CBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cbda; }
.text { color: #e5cbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 203 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cbda, #e5cbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5CBDA?: #E5CBDA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CBDA?: The RGB value is 229, 203, 218: 229 red, 203 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CBDA?: The complementary color is #CBE5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.