What color is #E8DCE2?

#E8DCE2 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DCE2?

The RGB value is 232, 220, 226: 232 red, 220 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DCE2?

The complementary color is #DCE8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DCE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DCE2 color

#E8DCE2 rgb(232, 220, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8DCE2 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 86.3% green and 88.6% blue (232, 220, 226).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 21% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#E8DCE2 color codes

HEX	`#E8DCE2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 220, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 86.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.84, 5.14, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.84, 5.34, 344.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.597, 73.834, 82.364)`
Decimal	`15260898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DCE2, 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 #E8DCE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DCE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #E8DCE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dce2; }
.text { color: #e8dce2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dce2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 220 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dce2, #e8dcdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E8DCE2?: #E8DCE2 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DCE2?: The RGB value is 232, 220, 226: 232 red, 220 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DCE2?: The complementary color is #DCE8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DCE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.