What color is #E7CCDB?

#E7CCDB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CCDB?

The RGB value is 231, 204, 219: 231 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CCDB?

The complementary color is #CCE7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CCDB color

#E7CCDB rgb(231, 204, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7CCDB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 80% green and 85.9% blue (231, 204, 219).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Berry Butter (#EFCEDC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#E7CCDB color codes

HEX	`#E7CCDB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 204, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 80%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.63, 11.96, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.63, 12.6, 341.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.333, 65.29, 76.059)`
Decimal	`15191259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CCDB, 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 #E7CCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #E7CCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ccdb; }
.text { color: #e7ccdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ccdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 204 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ccdb, #e7cccd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E7CCDB?: #E7CCDB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CCDB?: The RGB value is 231, 204, 219: 231 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CCDB?: The complementary color is #CCE7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.