What color is #E7C6C7?

#E7C6C7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C6C7?

The RGB value is 231, 198, 199: 231 red, 198 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C6C7?

The complementary color is #C6E7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C6C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C6C7 color

#E7C6C7 rgb(231, 198, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7C6C7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 77.6% green and 78% blue (231, 198, 199).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 41% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#E7C6C7 color codes

HEX	`#E7C6C7`
RGB	`rgb(231, 198, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 77.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 41%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.65, 11.8, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.65, 12.4, 17.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.457, 61.502, 62.55)`
Decimal	`15189703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C6C7, 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 #E7C6C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C6C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #E7C6C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c6c7; }
.text { color: #e7c6c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c6c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 198 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c6c7, #e7d6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7C6C7?: #E7C6C7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C6C7?: The RGB value is 231, 198, 199: 231 red, 198 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C6C7?: The complementary color is #C6E7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C6C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.