What color is #E6CFDA?

#E6CFDA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CFDA?

The RGB value is 230, 207, 218: 230 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CFDA?

The complementary color is #CFE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CFDA color

#E6CFDA rgb(230, 207, 218)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6CFDA is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 81.2% green and 85.5% blue (230, 207, 218).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#E6CFDA color codes

HEX	`#E6CFDA`
RGB	`rgb(230, 207, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 81.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.26, 9.86, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.26, 10.18, 345.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.599, 66.512, 75.593)`
Decimal	`15126490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CFDA, 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 #E6CFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #E6CFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cfda; }
.text { color: #e6cfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 207 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cfda, #e6d0cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6CFDA?: #E6CFDA is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CFDA?: The RGB value is 230, 207, 218: 230 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CFDA?: The complementary color is #CFE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.