What color is #E5D0D8?

#E5D0D8 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D0D8?

The RGB value is 229, 208, 216: 229 red, 208 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D0D8?

The complementary color is #D0E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D0D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D0D8 color

#E5D0D8 rgb(229, 208, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D0D8 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.6% green and 84.7% blue (229, 208, 216).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 29% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#E5D0D8 color codes

HEX	`#E5D0D8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 208, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 81.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 29%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.37, 8.64, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.37, 8.74, 351.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.262, 66.729, 74.289)`
Decimal	`15061208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D0D8, 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 #E5D0D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D0D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #E5D0D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d0d8; }
.text { color: #e5d0d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d0d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 208 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d0d8, #e5d3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E5D0D8?: #E5D0D8 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D0D8?: The RGB value is 229, 208, 216: 229 red, 208 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D0D8?: The complementary color is #D0E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D0D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.