What color is #E9C2E2?

#E9C2E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9C2E2?

The RGB value is 233, 194, 226: 233 red, 194 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9C2E2?

The complementary color is #C2E9C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9C2E2 color

#E9C2E2 rgb(233, 194, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9C2E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 76.1% green and 88.6% blue (233, 194, 226).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 47% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#E9C2E2 color codes

HEX	`#E9C2E2`
RGB	`rgb(233, 194, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 76.1%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 47%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.59, 19.18, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.59, 21.96, 330.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.622, 61.4, 80.279)`
Decimal	`15319778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9C2E2, 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 #E9C2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #E9C2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c2e2; }
.text { color: #e9c2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 194 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c2e2, #e9c2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E9C2E2?: #E9C2E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9C2E2?: The RGB value is 233, 194, 226: 233 red, 194 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9C2E2?: The complementary color is #C2E9C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.