What color is #E7CDDD?

#E7CDDD is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CDDD?

The RGB value is 231, 205, 221: 231 red, 205 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CDDD?

The complementary color is #CDE7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CDDD color

#E7CDDD rgb(231, 205, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7CDDD is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 80.4% green and 86.7% blue (231, 205, 221).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#E7CDDD color codes

HEX	`#E7CDDD`
RGB	`rgb(231, 205, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 80.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, 11.78, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 12.64, 338.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.836, 65.873, 77.534)`
Decimal	`15191517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CDDD, 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 #E7CDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #E7CDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7cddd; }
.text { color: #e7cddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7cddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 205 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7cddd, #e7cdd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E7CDDD?: #E7CDDD is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CDDD?: The RGB value is 231, 205, 221: 231 red, 205 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CDDD?: The complementary color is #CDE7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.