What color is #E9CFDB?

#E9CFDB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9CFDB?

The RGB value is 233, 207, 219: 233 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9CFDB?

The complementary color is #CFE9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9CFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9CFDB color

#E9CFDB rgb(233, 207, 219)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9CFDB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 81.2% green and 85.9% blue (233, 207, 219).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 37% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Berry Butter (#EFCEDC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#E9CFDB color codes

HEX	`#E9CFDB`
RGB	`rgb(233, 207, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 81.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 37%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.54, 11.07, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.54, 11.37, 346.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.702, 67.065, 76.33)`
Decimal	`15323099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9CFDB, 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 #E9CFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9CFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #E9CFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9cfdb; }
.text { color: #e9cfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9cfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 207 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9cfdb, #e9d0cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E9CFDB?: #E9CFDB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9CFDB?: The RGB value is 233, 207, 219: 233 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9CFDB?: The complementary color is #CFE9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9CFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.