What color is #E5DBE2?

#E5DBE2 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DBE2?

The RGB value is 229, 219, 226: 229 red, 219 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DBE2?

The complementary color is #DBE5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DBE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DBE2 color

#E5DBE2 rgb(229, 219, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5DBE2 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 85.9% green and 88.6% blue (229, 219, 226).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 16% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#E5DBE2 color codes

HEX	`#E5DBE2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 219, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 85.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 16%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.36, 4.64, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.36, 5.14, 334.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.37, 72.812, 82.231)`
Decimal	`15064034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DBE2, 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 #E5DBE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DBE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #E5DBE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dbe2; }
.text { color: #e5dbe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dbe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 219 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dbe2, #e5dbdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E5DBE2?: #E5DBE2 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DBE2?: The RGB value is 229, 219, 226: 229 red, 219 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DBE2?: The complementary color is #DBE5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DBE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.