What color is #E8CFD6?

#E8CFD6 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CFD6?

The RGB value is 232, 207, 214: 232 red, 207 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CFD6?

The complementary color is #CFE8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CFD6?

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.

#E8CFD6 color

#E8CFD6 rgb(232, 207, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8CFD6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 81.2% green and 83.9% blue (232, 207, 214).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 35% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E8CFD6 color codes

HEX	`#E8CFD6`
RGB	`rgb(232, 207, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 81.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 35%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.32, 9.87, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.32, 9.87, 358.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.728, 66.638, 72.9)`
Decimal	`15257558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CFD6, 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 #E8CFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CFD6 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 #E8CFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cfd6; }
.text { color: #e8cfd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cfd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 207 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cfd6, #e8d4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E8CFD6?: #E8CFD6 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CFD6?: The RGB value is 232, 207, 214: 232 red, 207 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CFD6?: The complementary color is #CFE8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CFD6?: 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.