What color is #E8DEE5?

#E8DEE5 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DEE5?

The RGB value is 232, 222, 229: 232 red, 222 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DEE5?

The complementary color is #DEE8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DEE5 color

#E8DEE5 rgb(232, 222, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8DEE5 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.1% green and 89.8% blue (232, 222, 229).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 18% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peekaboo (#E6DEE6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#E8DEE5 color codes

HEX	`#E8DEE5`
RGB	`rgb(232, 222, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 18%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.42, 4.63, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.42, 5.12, 334.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.541, 75.056, 84.727)`
Decimal	`15261413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DEE5, 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 #E8DEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #E8DEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dee5; }
.text { color: #e8dee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 222 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dee5, #e8dee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E8DEE5?: #E8DEE5 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DEE5?: The RGB value is 232, 222, 229: 232 red, 222 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DEE5?: The complementary color is #DEE8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.