What color is #E9CCD1?

#E9CCD1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9CCD1?

The RGB value is 233, 204, 209: 233 red, 204 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9CCD1?

The complementary color is #CCE9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9CCD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9CCD1 color

#E9CCD1 rgb(233, 204, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9CCD1 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 80% green and 82% blue (233, 204, 209).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#E9CCD1 color codes

HEX	`#E9CCD1`
RGB	`rgb(233, 204, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 80%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, 10.96, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 11.03, 6.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.705, 65.114, 69.364)`
Decimal	`15322321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9CCD1, 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 #E9CCD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9CCD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #E9CCD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9ccd1; }
.text { color: #e9ccd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ccd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 204 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9ccd1, #e9d6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9CCD1?: #E9CCD1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9CCD1?: The RGB value is 233, 204, 209: 233 red, 204 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9CCD1?: The complementary color is #CCE9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9CCD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.