What color is #E9CDCE?

#E9CDCE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9CDCE?

The RGB value is 233, 205, 206: 233 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9CDCE?

The complementary color is #CDE9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9CDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9CDCE color

#E9CDCE rgb(233, 205, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9CDCE is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 80.4% green and 80.8% blue (233, 205, 206).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#E9CDCE color codes

HEX	`#E9CDCE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 205, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 80.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.71, 9.94, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.71, 10.42, 17.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.575, 65.444, 67.505)`
Decimal	`15322574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9CDCE, 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 #E9CDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9CDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #E9CDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9cdce; }
.text { color: #e9cdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9cdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 205 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9cdce, #e9dacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9CDCE?: #E9CDCE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9CDCE?: The RGB value is 233, 205, 206: 233 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9CDCE?: The complementary color is #CDE9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9CDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.