What color is #E5D1DF?

#E5D1DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D1DF?

The RGB value is 229, 209, 223: 229 red, 209 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D1DF?

The complementary color is #D1E5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D1DF color

#E5D1DF rgb(229, 209, 223)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D1DF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82% green and 87.5% blue (229, 209, 223).

Its hue angle is 318°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#E5D1DF color codes

HEX	`#E5D1DF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 209, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.8, 9.34, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.8, 10.32, 334.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.431, 67.587, 79.238)`
Decimal	`15061471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D1DF, 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 #E5D1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #E5D1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d1df; }
.text { color: #e5d1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 209 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d1df, #e5d1d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5D1DF?: #E5D1DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D1DF?: The RGB value is 229, 209, 223: 229 red, 209 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D1DF?: The complementary color is #D1E5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.