What color is #E7D1CF?

#E7D1CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D1CF?

The RGB value is 231, 209, 207: 231 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D1CF?

The complementary color is #CFE5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D1CF color

#E7D1CF rgb(231, 209, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7D1CF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 82% green and 81.2% blue (231, 209, 207).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 33% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% 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 14.42:1).

#E7D1CF color codes

HEX	`#E7D1CF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 209, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 82%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 33%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.55, 7.3, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.55, 8.22, 27.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.017, 67.096, 68.44)`
Decimal	`15192527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D1CF, 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 #E7D1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #E7D1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d1cf; }
.text { color: #e7d1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 209 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d1cf, #e7ddcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E7D1CF?: #E7D1CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D1CF?: The RGB value is 231, 209, 207: 231 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D1CF?: The complementary color is #CFE5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.