What color is #E5D3D2?

#E5D3D2 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D3D2?

The RGB value is 229, 211, 210: 229 red, 211 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D3D2?

The complementary color is #D2E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D3D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D3D2 color

#E5D3D2 rgb(229, 211, 210)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D3D2 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.7% green and 82.4% blue (229, 211, 210).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 27% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#E5D3D2 color codes

HEX	`#E5D3D2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 211, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.7%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 27%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.96, 6.05, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.96, 6.64, 24.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.239, 67.901, 70.524)`
Decimal	`15061970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D3D2, 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 #E5D3D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D3D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #E5D3D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d3d2; }
.text { color: #e5d3d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d3d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 211 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d3d2, #e5dcd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E5D3D2?: #E5D3D2 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D3D2?: The RGB value is 229, 211, 210: 229 red, 211 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D3D2?: The complementary color is #D2E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D3D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.