What color is #E5CEDF?

#E5CEDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CEDF?

The RGB value is 229, 206, 223: 229 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CEDF?

The complementary color is #CEE5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CEDF color

#E5CEDF rgb(229, 206, 223)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5CEDF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.8% green and 87.5% blue (229, 206, 223).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#E5CEDF color codes

HEX	`#E5CEDF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 206, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 80.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.06, 10.92, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.06, 12.22, 333.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.702, 66.129, 78.995)`
Decimal	`15060703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CEDF, 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 #E5CEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #E5CEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cedf; }
.text { color: #e5cedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 206 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cedf, #e5ced3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5CEDF?: #E5CEDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CEDF?: The RGB value is 229, 206, 223: 229 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CEDF?: The complementary color is #CEE5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.