What color is #E7CDDF?

#E7CDDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CDDF?

The RGB value is 231, 205, 223: 231 red, 205 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CDDF?

The complementary color is #CDE7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CDDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CDDF color

#E7CDDF rgb(231, 205, 223)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7CDDF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 80.4% green and 87.5% blue (231, 205, 223).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#E7CDDF color codes

HEX	`#E7CDDF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 205, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 80.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, 12.13, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 13.35, 335.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.104, 65.98, 78.946)`
Decimal	`15191519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CDDF, 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 #E7CDDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CDDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #E7CDDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7cddf; }
.text { color: #e7cddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7cddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 205 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7cddf, #e7cdd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E7CDDF?: #E7CDDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CDDF?: The RGB value is 231, 205, 223: 231 red, 205 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CDDF?: The complementary color is #CDE7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CDDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.