What color is #E9D8DC?

#E9D8DC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D8DC?

The RGB value is 233, 216, 220: 233 red, 216 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D8DC?

The complementary color is #D8E9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D8DC color

#E9D8DC rgb(233, 216, 220)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9D8DC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.7% green and 86.3% blue (233, 216, 220).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 28% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#E9D8DC color codes

HEX	`#E9D8DC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 216, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 28%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.78, 6.52, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.78, 6.52, 1.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.077, 71.604, 77.773)`
Decimal	`15325404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D8DC, 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 #E9D8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #E9D8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d8dc; }
.text { color: #e9d8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 216 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d8dc, #e9dcd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E9D8DC?: #E9D8DC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D8DC?: The RGB value is 233, 216, 220: 233 red, 216 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D8DC?: The complementary color is #D8E9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.