What color is #E8CDC3?

#E8CDC3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CDC3?

The RGB value is 232, 205, 195: 232 red, 205 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CDC3?

The complementary color is #C3DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CDC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CDC3 color

#E8CDC3 rgb(232, 205, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8CDC3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80.4% green and 76.5% blue (232, 205, 195).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#E8CDC3 color codes

HEX	`#E8CDC3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 205, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80.4%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, 7.84, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 11.51, 47.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.96, 64.76, 60.697)`
Decimal	`15257027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CDC3, 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 #E8CDC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CDC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #E8CDC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cdc3; }
.text { color: #e8cdc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cdc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 205 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cdc3, #e8e0c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E8CDC3?: #E8CDC3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CDC3?: The RGB value is 232, 205, 195: 232 red, 205 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CDC3?: The complementary color is #C3DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CDC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.