What color is #E7D7DE?

#E7D7DE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D7DE?

The RGB value is 231, 215, 222: 231 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D7DE?

The complementary color is #D7E7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D7DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D7DE color

#E7D7DE rgb(231, 215, 222)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7D7DE is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 84.3% green and 87.1% blue (231, 215, 222).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 25% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#E7D7DE color codes

HEX	`#E7D7DE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 215, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 84.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 25%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.42, 6.7, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.42, 6.86, 347.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.439, 70.864, 79.061)`
Decimal	`15194078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D7DE, 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 #E7D7DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D7DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #E7D7DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d7de; }
.text { color: #e7d7de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d7de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 215 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d7de, #e7d8d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E7D7DE?: #E7D7DE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D7DE?: The RGB value is 231, 215, 222: 231 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D7DE?: The complementary color is #D7E7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D7DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.