What color is #E6D9E2?

#E6D9E2 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D9E2?

The RGB value is 230, 217, 226: 230 red, 217 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D9E2?

The complementary color is #D9E6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D9E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D9E2 color

#E6D9E2 rgb(230, 217, 226)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6D9E2 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.1% green and 88.6% blue (230, 217, 226).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 21% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#E6D9E2 color codes

HEX	`#E6D9E2`
RGB	`rgb(230, 217, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.1%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 21%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.94, 6.02, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.94, 6.65, 334.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.171, 71.94, 82.073)`
Decimal	`15129058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D9E2, 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 #E6D9E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D9E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #E6D9E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d9e2; }
.text { color: #e6d9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d9e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 217 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d9e2, #e6d9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E6D9E2?: #E6D9E2 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D9E2?: The RGB value is 230, 217, 226: 230 red, 217 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D9E2?: The complementary color is #D9E6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D9E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.