What color is #E6C7CC?

#E6C7CC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6C7CC?

The RGB value is 230, 199, 204: 230 red, 199 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6C7CC?

The complementary color is #C7E6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6C7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6C7CC color

#E6C7CC rgb(230, 199, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6C7CC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 78% green and 80% blue (230, 199, 204).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#E6C7CC color codes

HEX	`#E6C7CC`
RGB	`rgb(230, 199, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 78%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.93, 11.72, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.93, 11.82, 7.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.955, 62.031, 65.719)`
Decimal	`15124428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6C7CC, 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 #E6C7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6C7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #E6C7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6c7cc; }
.text { color: #e6c7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6c7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 199 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6c7cc, #e6d2c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6C7CC?: #E6C7CC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6C7CC?: The RGB value is 230, 199, 204: 230 red, 199 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6C7CC?: The complementary color is #C7E6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6C7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.