What color is #E6D8DE?

#E6D8DE is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D8DE?

The RGB value is 230, 216, 222: 230 red, 216 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D8DE?

The complementary color is #D8E6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D8DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D8DE color

#E6D8DE rgb(230, 216, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6D8DE is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 84.7% green and 87.1% blue (230, 216, 222).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 22% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#E6D8DE color codes

HEX	`#E6D8DE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 216, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 84.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 22%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.59, 5.84, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.59, 5.96, 348.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.372, 71.209, 79.131)`
Decimal	`15128798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D8DE, 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 #E6D8DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D8DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #E6D8DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d8de; }
.text { color: #e6d8de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d8de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 216 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d8de, #e6d9d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E6D8DE?: #E6D8DE is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D8DE?: The RGB value is 230, 216, 222: 230 red, 216 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D8DE?: The complementary color is #D8E6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D8DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.