What color is #E8DCE4?

#E8DCE4 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DCE4?

The RGB value is 232, 220, 228: 232 red, 220 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DCE4?

The complementary color is #DCE8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DCE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DCE4 color

#E8DCE4 rgb(232, 220, 228)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8DCE4 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 86.3% green and 89.4% blue (232, 220, 228).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 21% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#E8DCE4 color codes

HEX	`#E8DCE4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 220, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 86.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, 5.49, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 6.01, 336.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.873, 73.944, 83.817)`
Decimal	`15260900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DCE4, 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 #E8DCE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DCE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #E8DCE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dce4; }
.text { color: #e8dce4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dce4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 220 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dce4, #e8dcde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E8DCE4?: #E8DCE4 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DCE4?: The RGB value is 232, 220, 228: 232 red, 220 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DCE4?: The complementary color is #DCE8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DCE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.