What color is #E9D4E4?

#E9D4E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D4E4?

The RGB value is 233, 212, 228: 233 red, 212 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D4E4?

The complementary color is #D4E9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D4E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D4E4 color

#E9D4E4 rgb(233, 212, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9D4E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 83.1% green and 89.4% blue (233, 212, 228).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 32% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#E9D4E4 color codes

HEX	`#E9D4E4`
RGB	`rgb(233, 212, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 83.1%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 32%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87, 10.01, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87, 11.29, 332.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.15, 70.013, 83.149)`
Decimal	`15324388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D4E4, 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 #E9D4E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D4E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #E9D4E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d4e4; }
.text { color: #e9d4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d4e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 212 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d4e4, #e9d4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E9D4E4?: #E9D4E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D4E4?: The RGB value is 233, 212, 228: 233 red, 212 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D4E4?: The complementary color is #D4E9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D4E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.