What color is #E5D3D8?

#E5D3D8 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D3D8?

The RGB value is 229, 211, 216: 229 red, 211 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D3D8?

The complementary color is #D3E5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D3D8 color

#E5D3D8 rgb(229, 211, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D3D8 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.7% green and 84.7% blue (229, 211, 216).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 26% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#E5D3D8 color codes

HEX	`#E5D3D8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 211, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 26%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.11, 7.07, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.11, 7.07, 358.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.001, 68.205, 74.535)`
Decimal	`15061976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D3D8, 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 #E5D3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #E5D3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d3d8; }
.text { color: #e5d3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 211 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d3d8, #e5d7d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E5D3D8?: #E5D3D8 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D3D8?: The RGB value is 229, 211, 216: 229 red, 211 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D3D8?: The complementary color is #D3E5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.