What color is #E9DCE0?

#E9DCE0 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DCE0?

The RGB value is 233, 220, 224: 233 red, 220 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DCE0?

The complementary color is #DCE9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DCE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DCE0 color

#E9DCE0 rgb(233, 220, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9DCE0 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.3% green and 87.8% blue (233, 220, 224).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 23% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Rose (#E8DBDD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#E9DCE0 color codes

HEX	`#E9DCE0`
RGB	`rgb(233, 220, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 23%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.87, 5.13, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.87, 5.14, 355.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.65, 73.893, 80.942)`
Decimal	`15326432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DCE0, 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 #E9DCE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DCE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #E9DCE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dce0; }
.text { color: #e9dce0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dce0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 220 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dce0, #e9dfdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E9DCE0?: #E9DCE0 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DCE0?: The RGB value is 233, 220, 224: 233 red, 220 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DCE0?: The complementary color is #DCE9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DCE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.