What color is #E9DEEC?

#E9DEEC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DEEC?

The RGB value is 233, 222, 236: 233 red, 222 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DEEC?

The complementary color is #E1ECDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DEEC color

#E9DEEC rgb(233, 222, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DEEC is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 87.1% green and 92.5% blue (233, 222, 236).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#E9DEEC color codes

HEX	`#E9DEEC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 222, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 87.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.68, 6.22, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.68, 8.29, 318.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.863, 75.623, 89.993)`
Decimal	`15326956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DEEC, 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 #E9DEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #E9DEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9deec; }
.text { color: #e9deec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9deec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 222 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9deec, #ecdee8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E9DEEC?: #E9DEEC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DEEC?: The RGB value is 233, 222, 236: 233 red, 222 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DEEC?: The complementary color is #E1ECDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.