What color is #E8CEC7?

#E8CEC7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CEC7?

The RGB value is 232, 206, 199: 232 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CEC7?

The complementary color is #C7E1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CEC7 color

#E8CEC7 rgb(232, 206, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8CEC7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80.8% green and 78% blue (232, 206, 199).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 42% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#E8CEC7 color codes

HEX	`#E8CEC7`
RGB	`rgb(232, 206, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 42%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.7, 7.94, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.7, 10.45, 40.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.658, 65.423, 63.191)`
Decimal	`15257287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CEC7, 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 #E8CEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #E8CEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cec7; }
.text { color: #e8cec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 206 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cec7, #e8dfc7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E8CEC7?: #E8CEC7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CEC7?: The RGB value is 232, 206, 199: 232 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CEC7?: The complementary color is #C7E1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.