What color is #E9C8D4?

#E9C8D4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Smidgen of Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9C8D4?

The RGB value is 233, 200, 212: 233 red, 200 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9C8D4?

The complementary color is #C8E9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C8D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9C8D4 color

#E9C8D4 rgb(233, 200, 212)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9C8D4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 78.4% green and 83.1% blue (233, 200, 212).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Smidgen of Love (#F0CCD9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#E9C8D4 color codes

HEX	`#E9C8D4`
RGB	`rgb(233, 200, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 78.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.65, 13.57, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.65, 13.67, 353.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.141, 63.387, 71.025)`
Decimal	`15321300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9C8D4, 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 #E9C8D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C8D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #E9C8D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c8d4; }
.text { color: #e9c8d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c8d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 200 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c8d4, #e9ccc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9C8D4?: #E9C8D4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Smidgen of Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9C8D4?: The RGB value is 233, 200, 212: 233 red, 200 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9C8D4?: The complementary color is #C8E9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C8D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.