What color is #E5CDD9?

#E5CDD9 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 #E5CDD9?

The RGB value is 229, 205, 217: 229 red, 205 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CDD9?

The complementary color is #CDE5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CDD9 color

#E5CDD9 rgb(229, 205, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5CDD9 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.4% green and 85.1% blue (229, 205, 217).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#E5CDD9 color codes

HEX	`#E5CDD9`
RGB	`rgb(229, 205, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 80.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, 10.4, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 10.79, 344.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.667, 65.331, 74.73)`
Decimal	`15060441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CDD9, 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 #E5CDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #E5CDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cdd9; }
.text { color: #e5cdd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cdd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 205 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cdd9, #e5cdcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5CDD9?: #E5CDD9 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 #E5CDD9?: The RGB value is 229, 205, 217: 229 red, 205 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CDD9?: The complementary color is #CDE5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.