What color is #E5D7E0?

#E5D7E0 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D7E0?

The RGB value is 229, 215, 224: 229 red, 215 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D7E0?

The complementary color is #D7E5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D7E0 color

#E5D7E0 rgb(229, 215, 224)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5D7E0 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 84.3% green and 87.8% blue (229, 215, 224).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 21% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#E5D7E0 color codes

HEX	`#E5D7E0`
RGB	`rgb(229, 215, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 84.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 21%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.31, 6.37, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.31, 6.92, 337.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.066, 70.641, 80.451)`
Decimal	`15063008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D7E0, 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 #E5D7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #E5D7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d7e0; }
.text { color: #e5d7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 215 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d7e0, #e5d7d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E5D7E0?: #E5D7E0 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D7E0?: The RGB value is 229, 215, 224: 229 red, 215 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D7E0?: The complementary color is #D7E5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.