What color is #E8CAD0?

#E8CAD0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CAD0?

The RGB value is 232, 202, 208: 232 red, 202 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CAD0?

The complementary color is #CAE8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CAD0 color

#E8CAD0 rgb(232, 202, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8CAD0 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 79.2% green and 81.6% blue (232, 202, 208).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#E8CAD0 color codes

HEX	`#E8CAD0`
RGB	`rgb(232, 202, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 79.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.94, 11.5, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.94, 11.53, 4.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.784, 63.952, 68.541)`
Decimal	`15256272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CAD0, 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 #E8CAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #E8CAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cad0; }
.text { color: #e8cad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 202 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cad0, #e8d3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8CAD0?: #E8CAD0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CAD0?: The RGB value is 232, 202, 208: 232 red, 202 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CAD0?: The complementary color is #CAE8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.