What color is #E9D7DC?

#E9D7DC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D7DC?

The RGB value is 233, 215, 220: 233 red, 215 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D7DC?

The complementary color is #D7E9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D7DC color

#E9D7DC rgb(233, 215, 220)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9D7DC is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.3% green and 86.3% blue (233, 215, 220).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#E9D7DC color codes

HEX	`#E9D7DC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 215, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.53, 7.04, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.53, 7.05, 358.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.821, 71.093, 77.688)`
Decimal	`15325148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D7DC, 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 #E9D7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #E9D7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d7dc; }
.text { color: #e9d7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 215 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d7dc, #e9dbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E9D7DC?: #E9D7DC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D7DC?: The RGB value is 233, 215, 220: 233 red, 215 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D7DC?: The complementary color is #D7E9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.