What color is #E7C7BF?

#E7C7BF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C7BF?

The RGB value is 231, 199, 191: 231 red, 199 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C7BF?

The complementary color is #BFDFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C7BF color

#E7C7BF rgb(231, 199, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7C7BF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 78% green and 74.9% blue (231, 199, 191).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#E7C7BF color codes

HEX	`#E7C7BF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 199, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 78%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.7, 10.02, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.7, 12.93, 39.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.782, 61.599, 57.863)`
Decimal	`15189951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C7BF, 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 #E7C7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #E7C7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c7bf; }
.text { color: #e7c7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 199 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c7bf, #e7dbbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7C7BF?: #E7C7BF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C7BF?: The RGB value is 231, 199, 191: 231 red, 199 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C7BF?: The complementary color is #BFDFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.