What color is #E8C8DC?

#E8C8DC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color LA Vibes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C8DC?

The RGB value is 232, 200, 220: 232 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C8DC?

The complementary color is #C8E8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C8DC color

#E8C8DC rgb(232, 200, 220)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8C8DC is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 78.4% green and 86.3% blue (232, 200, 220).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is LA Vibes (#EECCDD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#E8C8DC color codes

HEX	`#E8C8DC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 200, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 78.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.77, 14.59, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.77, 15.68, 338.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.85, 63.633, 76.457)`
Decimal	`15255772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C8DC, 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 #E8C8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #E8C8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c8dc; }
.text { color: #e8c8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 200 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c8dc, #e8c8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8C8DC?: #E8C8DC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color LA Vibes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C8DC?: The RGB value is 232, 200, 220: 232 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C8DC?: The complementary color is #C8E8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.