What color is #E5D1DD?

#E5D1DD 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 #E5D1DD?

The RGB value is 229, 209, 221: 229 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D1DD?

The complementary color is #D1E5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D1DD color

#E5D1DD rgb(229, 209, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D1DD is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82% green and 86.7% blue (229, 209, 221).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#E5D1DD color codes

HEX	`#E5D1DD`
RGB	`rgb(229, 209, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.75, 8.99, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.75, 9.61, 339.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.163, 67.48, 77.827)`
Decimal	`15061469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D1DD, 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 #E5D1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #E5D1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d1dd; }
.text { color: #e5d1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 209 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d1dd, #e5d1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5D1DD?: #E5D1DD 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 #E5D1DD?: The RGB value is 229, 209, 221: 229 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D1DD?: The complementary color is #D1E5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.