What color is #E6CDC7?

#E6CDC7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CDC7?

The RGB value is 230, 205, 199: 230 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CDC7?

The complementary color is #C7E0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CDC7 color

#E6CDC7 rgb(230, 205, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6CDC7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 80.4% green and 78% blue (230, 205, 199).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#E6CDC7 color codes

HEX	`#E6CDC7`
RGB	`rgb(230, 205, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 80.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.28, 7.75, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.28, 9.91, 38.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.773, 64.611, 63.081)`
Decimal	`15125959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CDC7, 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 #E6CDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #E6CDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cdc7; }
.text { color: #e6cdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 205 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cdc7, #e6ddc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6CDC7?: #E6CDC7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CDC7?: The RGB value is 230, 205, 199: 230 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CDC7?: The complementary color is #C7E0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.