What color is #E7D6E2?

#E7D6E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D6E2?

The RGB value is 231, 214, 226: 231 red, 214 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D6E2?

The complementary color is #D6E7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D6E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D6E2 color

#E7D6E2 rgb(231, 214, 226)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7D6E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 83.9% green and 88.6% blue (231, 214, 226).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 26% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#E7D6E2 color codes

HEX	`#E7D6E2`
RGB	`rgb(231, 214, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 83.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 26%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.28, 7.93, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.28, 8.78, 334.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.727, 70.574, 81.833)`
Decimal	`15193826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D6E2, 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 #E7D6E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D6E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #E7D6E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d6e2; }
.text { color: #e7d6e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d6e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 214 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d6e2, #e7d6d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E7D6E2?: #E7D6E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D6E2?: The RGB value is 231, 214, 226: 231 red, 214 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D6E2?: The complementary color is #D6E7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D6E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.