What color is #E8C5DE?

#E8C5DE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Starlet Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C5DE?

The RGB value is 232, 197, 222: 232 red, 197 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C5DE?

The complementary color is #C5E8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C5DE color

#E8C5DE rgb(232, 197, 222)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8C5DE is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 77.3% green and 87.1% blue (232, 197, 222).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Starlet Pink (#EDC2DB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#E8C5DE color codes

HEX	`#E8C5DE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 197, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 77.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.11, 16.54, -7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.11, 18.28, 334.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.428, 62.364, 77.631)`
Decimal	`15255006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C5DE, 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 #E8C5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #E8C5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c5de; }
.text { color: #e8c5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 197 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c5de, #e8c5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8C5DE?: #E8C5DE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Starlet Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C5DE?: The RGB value is 232, 197, 222: 232 red, 197 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C5DE?: The complementary color is #C5E8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.