What color is #E9C8D9?

#E9C8D9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color LA Vibes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9C8D9?

The RGB value is 233, 200, 217: 233 red, 200 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9C8D9?

The complementary color is #C8E9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C8D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9C8D9 color

#E9C8D9 rgb(233, 200, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9C8D9 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 78.4% green and 85.1% blue (233, 200, 217).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is LA Vibes (#EECCDD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#E9C8D9 color codes

HEX	`#E9C8D9`
RGB	`rgb(233, 200, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 78.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.78, 14.42, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.78, 15, 344.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.782, 63.643, 74.399)`
Decimal	`15321305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9C8D9, 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 #E9C8D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C8D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #E9C8D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c8d9; }
.text { color: #e9c8d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c8d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 200 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c8d9, #e9c8c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9C8D9?: #E9C8D9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color LA Vibes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9C8D9?: The RGB value is 233, 200, 217: 233 red, 200 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9C8D9?: The complementary color is #C8E9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C8D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.