What color is #E8D1CE?

#E8D1CE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D1CE?

The RGB value is 232, 209, 206: 232 red, 209 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D1CE?

The complementary color is #CEE5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D1CE color

#E8D1CE rgb(232, 209, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8D1CE is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82% green and 80.8% blue (232, 209, 206).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 36% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#E8D1CE color codes

HEX	`#E8D1CE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 209, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 36%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.61, 7.49, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.61, 8.68, 30.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.219, 67.214, 67.813)`
Decimal	`15258062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D1CE, 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 #E8D1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #E8D1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d1ce; }
.text { color: #e8d1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 209 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d1ce, #e8dece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8D1CE?: #E8D1CE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D1CE?: The RGB value is 232, 209, 206: 232 red, 209 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D1CE?: The complementary color is #CEE5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.