What color is #E8D8D9?

#E8D8D9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Discrete Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D8D9?

The RGB value is 232, 216, 217: 232 red, 216 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D8D9?

The complementary color is #D8E8E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D8D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D8D9 color

#E8D8D9 rgb(232, 216, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8D8D9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.7% green and 85.1% blue (232, 216, 217).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 26% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Discrete Pink (#EBDBDD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#E8D8D9 color codes

HEX	`#E8D8D9`
RGB	`rgb(232, 216, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 26%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, 5.66, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 5.86, 14.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.358, 71.278, 75.684)`
Decimal	`15259865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D8D9, 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 #E8D8D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D8D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #E8D8D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d8d9; }
.text { color: #e8d8d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d8d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 216 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d8d9, #e8dfd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E8D8D9?: #E8D8D9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Discrete Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D8D9?: The RGB value is 232, 216, 217: 232 red, 216 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D8D9?: The complementary color is #D8E8E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D8D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.