What color is #E6CFDF?

#E6CFDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CFDF?

The RGB value is 230, 207, 223: 230 red, 207 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CFDF?

The complementary color is #CFE6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CFDF color

#E6CFDF rgb(230, 207, 223)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6CFDF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 81.2% green and 87.5% blue (230, 207, 223).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#E6CFDF color codes

HEX	`#E6CFDF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 207, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 81.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.39, 10.74, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.39, 11.83, 335.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.264, 66.777, 79.091)`
Decimal	`15126495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CFDF, 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 #E6CFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #E6CFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cfdf; }
.text { color: #e6cfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 207 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cfdf, #e6cfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6CFDF?: #E6CFDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CFDF?: The RGB value is 230, 207, 223: 230 red, 207 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CFDF?: The complementary color is #CFE6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.