What color is #E8CECB?

#E8CECB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CECB?

The RGB value is 232, 206, 203: 232 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CECB?

The complementary color is #CBE5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CECB color

#E8CECB rgb(232, 206, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8CECB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80.8% green and 79.6% blue (232, 206, 203).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#E8CECB color codes

HEX	`#E8CECB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.8, 8.58, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.8, 9.83, 29.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.129, 65.612, 65.669)`
Decimal	`15257291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CECB, 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 #E8CECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #E8CECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cecb; }
.text { color: #e8cecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 206 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cecb, #e8ddcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8CECB?: #E8CECB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CECB?: The RGB value is 232, 206, 203: 232 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CECB?: The complementary color is #CBE5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.