What color is #E7D0DC?

#E7D0DC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D0DC?

The RGB value is 231, 208, 220: 231 red, 208 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D0DC?

The complementary color is #D0E7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D0DC color

#E7D0DC rgb(231, 208, 220)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7D0DC is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 81.6% green and 86.3% blue (231, 208, 220).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#E7D0DC color codes

HEX	`#E7D0DC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 208, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 81.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.64, 10.03, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.64, 10.47, 343.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.428, 67.269, 77.076)`
Decimal	`15192284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D0DC, 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 #E7D0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #E7D0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d0dc; }
.text { color: #e7d0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 208 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d0dc, #e7d0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E7D0DC?: #E7D0DC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D0DC?: The RGB value is 231, 208, 220: 231 red, 208 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D0DC?: The complementary color is #D0E7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.