What color is #E8CEDC?

#E8CEDC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CEDC?

The RGB value is 232, 206, 220: 232 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CEDC?

The complementary color is #CEE8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CEDC color

#E8CEDC rgb(232, 206, 220)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8CEDC is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80.8% green and 86.3% blue (232, 206, 220).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 36% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Berry Butter (#EFCEDC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#E8CEDC color codes

HEX	`#E8CEDC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 206, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 36%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, 11.42, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 11.97, 342.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.267, 66.467, 76.929)`
Decimal	`15257308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CEDC, 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 #E8CEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #E8CEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cedc; }
.text { color: #e8cedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 206 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cedc, #e8cecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8CEDC?: #E8CEDC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CEDC?: The RGB value is 232, 206, 220: 232 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CEDC?: The complementary color is #CEE8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.