What color is #E7CFCB?

#E7CFCB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CFCB?

The RGB value is 231, 207, 203: 231 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CFCB?

The complementary color is #CBE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CFCB color

#E7CFCB rgb(231, 207, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7CFCB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 81.2% green and 79.6% blue (231, 207, 203).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 37% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#E7CFCB color codes

HEX	`#E7CFCB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 207, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 81.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 37%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.96, 7.7, 5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.96, 9.2, 33.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.047, 65.928, 65.734)`
Decimal	`15192011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CFCB, 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 #E7CFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #E7CFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7cfcb; }
.text { color: #e7cfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7cfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 207 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7cfcb, #e7ddcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7CFCB?: #E7CFCB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CFCB?: The RGB value is 231, 207, 203: 231 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CFCB?: The complementary color is #CBE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.