What color is #E8DEEC?

#E8DEEC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DEEC?

The RGB value is 232, 222, 236: 232 red, 222 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DEEC?

The complementary color is #E2ECDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DEEC color

#E8DEEC rgb(232, 222, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8DEEC is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.1% green and 92.5% blue (232, 222, 236).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#E8DEEC color codes

HEX	`#E8DEEC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 222, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, 5.89, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 8.13, 316.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.538, 75.455, 89.978)`
Decimal	`15261420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DEEC, 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 #E8DEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #E8DEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8deec; }
.text { color: #e8deec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8deec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 222 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8deec, #ecdee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E8DEEC?: #E8DEEC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DEEC?: The RGB value is 232, 222, 236: 232 red, 222 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DEEC?: The complementary color is #E2ECDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.