What color is #E7C6C3?

#E7C6C3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C6C3?

The RGB value is 231, 198, 195: 231 red, 198 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C6C3?

The complementary color is #C3E4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C6C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C6C3 color

#E7C6C3 rgb(231, 198, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7C6C3 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 77.6% green and 76.5% blue (231, 198, 195).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#E7C6C3 color codes

HEX	`#E7C6C3`
RGB	`rgb(231, 198, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 77.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.55, 11.16, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.55, 12.59, 27.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.999, 61.319, 60.136)`
Decimal	`15189699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C6C3, 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 #E7C6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C6C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #E7C6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c6c3; }
.text { color: #e7c6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 198 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c6c3, #e7d8c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7C6C3?: #E7C6C3 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C6C3?: The RGB value is 231, 198, 195: 231 red, 198 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C6C3?: The complementary color is #C3E4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C6C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.