What color is #E6D2DB?

#E6D2DB 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 #E6D2DB?

The RGB value is 230, 210, 219: 230 red, 210 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D2DB?

The complementary color is #D2E6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D2DB color

#E6D2DB rgb(230, 210, 219)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6D2DB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.4% green and 85.9% blue (230, 210, 219).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 29% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#E6D2DB color codes

HEX	`#E6D2DB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 210, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 82.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 29%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.02, 8.46, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.02, 8.67, 347.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.464, 68.032, 76.529)`
Decimal	`15127259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D2DB, 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 #E6D2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	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 #E6D2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d2db; }
.text { color: #e6d2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 210 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d2db, #e6d3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E6D2DB?: #E6D2DB 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 #E6D2DB?: The RGB value is 230, 210, 219: 230 red, 210 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D2DB?: The complementary color is #D2E6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.