What color is #E8CEDF?

#E8CEDF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CEDF?

The RGB value is 232, 206, 223: 232 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CEDF?

The complementary color is #CEE8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CEDF color

#E8CEDF rgb(232, 206, 223)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8CEDF is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80.8% green and 87.5% blue (232, 206, 223).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 36% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#E8CEDF color codes

HEX	`#E8CEDF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 206, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 36%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.32, 11.95, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.32, 12.98, 337.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.668, 66.627, 79.041)`
Decimal	`15257311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CEDF, 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 #E8CEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #E8CEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cedf; }
.text { color: #e8cedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 206 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cedf, #e8ced2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8CEDF?: #E8CEDF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CEDF?: The RGB value is 232, 206, 223: 232 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CEDF?: The complementary color is #CEE8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.