What color is #E8D1CF?

#E8D1CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D1CF?

The RGB value is 232, 209, 207: 232 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D1CF?

The complementary color is #CFE6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D1CF color

#E8D1CF rgb(232, 209, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8D1CF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82% green and 81.2% blue (232, 209, 207).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 35% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fresco (#F4DBD9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#E8D1CF color codes

HEX	`#E8D1CF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 209, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 35%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.64, 7.65, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.64, 8.59, 27.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.341, 67.263, 68.455)`
Decimal	`15258063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D1CF, 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 #E8D1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #E8D1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d1cf; }
.text { color: #e8d1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 209 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d1cf, #e8ddcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E8D1CF?: #E8D1CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D1CF?: The RGB value is 232, 209, 207: 232 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D1CF?: The complementary color is #CFE6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.