What color is #E8D5DD?

#E8D5DD 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 #E8D5DD?

The RGB value is 232, 213, 221: 232 red, 213 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D5DD?

The complementary color is #D5E8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D5DD color

#E8D5DD rgb(232, 213, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8D5DD is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 83.5% green and 86.7% blue (232, 213, 221).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 29% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#E8D5DD color codes

HEX	`#E8D5DD`
RGB	`rgb(232, 213, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 83.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 29%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.98, 7.92, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.98, 8.07, 348.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.123, 69.966, 78.203)`
Decimal	`15259101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D5DD, 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 #E8D5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #E8D5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d5dd; }
.text { color: #e8d5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 213 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d5dd, #e8d7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E8D5DD?: #E8D5DD 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 #E8D5DD?: The RGB value is 232, 213, 221: 232 red, 213 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D5DD?: The complementary color is #D5E8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.