What color is #E8C2C5?

#E8C2C5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Berry Good. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C2C5?

The RGB value is 232, 194, 197: 232 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C2C5?

The complementary color is #C2E8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C2C5 color

#E8C2C5 rgb(232, 194, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8C2C5 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 76.1% green and 77.3% blue (232, 194, 197).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Berry Good (#EDC3C5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#E8C2C5 color codes

HEX	`#E8C2C5`
RGB	`rgb(232, 194, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 76.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.71, 13.96, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.71, 14.4, 14.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.648, 59.773, 61.05)`
Decimal	`15254213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C2C5, 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 #E8C2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #E8C2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c2c5; }
.text { color: #e8c2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 194 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c2c5, #e8d2c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8C2C5?: #E8C2C5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Berry Good. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C2C5?: The RGB value is 232, 194, 197: 232 red, 194 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C2C5?: The complementary color is #C2E8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.