What color is #E6CAD9?

#E6CAD9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CAD9?

The RGB value is 230, 202, 217: 230 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CAD9?

The complementary color is #CAE6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CAD9 color

#E6CAD9 rgb(230, 202, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6CAD9 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.2% green and 85.1% blue (230, 202, 217).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#E6CAD9 color codes

HEX	`#E6CAD9`
RGB	`rgb(230, 202, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 79.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84, 12.33, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84, 12.9, 342.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.277, 64.075, 74.509)`
Decimal	`15125209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CAD9, 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 #E6CAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #E6CAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cad9; }
.text { color: #e6cad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 202 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cad9, #e6cacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6CAD9?: #E6CAD9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CAD9?: The RGB value is 230, 202, 217: 230 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CAD9?: The complementary color is #CAE6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.