What color is #E5D3D6?

#E5D3D6 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D3D6?

The RGB value is 229, 211, 214: 229 red, 211 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D3D6?

The complementary color is #D3E5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D3D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D3D6 color

#E5D3D6 rgb(229, 211, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D3D6 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.7% green and 83.9% blue (229, 211, 214).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 26% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#E5D3D6 color codes

HEX	`#E5D3D6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 211, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 26%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.06, 6.72, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.06, 6.77, 6.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.744, 68.103, 73.182)`
Decimal	`15061974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D3D6, 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 #E5D3D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D3D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #E5D3D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d3d6; }
.text { color: #e5d3d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d3d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 211 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d3d6, #e5d9d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E5D3D6?: #E5D3D6 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D3D6?: The RGB value is 229, 211, 214: 229 red, 211 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D3D6?: The complementary color is #D3E5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D3D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.