What color is #E7CED1?

#E7CED1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CED1?

The RGB value is 231, 206, 209: 231 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CED1?

The complementary color is #CEE7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CED1 color

#E7CED1 rgb(231, 206, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7CED1 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (231, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#E7CED1 color codes

HEX	`#E7CED1`
RGB	`rgb(231, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.86, 9.21, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.86, 9.36, 10.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.534, 65.736, 69.493)`
Decimal	`15191761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CED1, 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 #E7CED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #E7CED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ced1; }
.text { color: #e7ced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ced1, #e7d8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E7CED1?: #E7CED1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CED1?: The RGB value is 231, 206, 209: 231 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CED1?: The complementary color is #CEE7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.