What color is #E6CCD4?

#E6CCD4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CCD4?

The RGB value is 230, 204, 212: 230 red, 204 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CCD4?

The complementary color is #CCE6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CCD4 color

#E6CCD4 rgb(230, 204, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6CCD4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 80% green and 83.1% blue (230, 204, 212).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#E6CCD4 color codes

HEX	`#E6CCD4`
RGB	`rgb(230, 204, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 80%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, 10.41, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 10.43, 356.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.109, 64.763, 71.293)`
Decimal	`15125716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CCD4, 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 #E6CCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #E6CCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ccd4; }
.text { color: #e6ccd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ccd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 204 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ccd4, #e6d1cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6CCD4?: #E6CCD4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CCD4?: The RGB value is 230, 204, 212: 230 red, 204 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CCD4?: The complementary color is #CCE6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.