What color is #E5D0D9?

#E5D0D9 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 #E5D0D9?

The RGB value is 229, 208, 217: 229 red, 208 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D0D9?

The complementary color is #D0E5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D0D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D0D9 color

#E5D0D9 rgb(229, 208, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D0D9 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.6% green and 85.1% blue (229, 208, 217).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 29% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#E5D0D9 color codes

HEX	`#E5D0D9`
RGB	`rgb(229, 208, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 81.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 29%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.39, 8.82, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.39, 9, 348.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.392, 66.78, 74.972)`
Decimal	`15061209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D0D9, 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 #E5D0D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D0D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #E5D0D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d0d9; }
.text { color: #e5d0d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d0d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 208 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d0d9, #e5d2d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5D0D9?: #E5D0D9 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 #E5D0D9?: The RGB value is 229, 208, 217: 229 red, 208 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D0D9?: The complementary color is #D0E5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D0D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.