What color is #EACACD?

#EACACD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EACACD?

The RGB value is 234, 202, 205: 234 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EACACD?

The complementary color is #CAEAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EACACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EACACD color

#EACACD rgb(234, 202, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 79.2% green and 80.4% blue (234, 202, 205).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#EACACD color codes

HEX	`#EACACD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 202, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 79.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.04, 11.71, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.04, 12.02, 12.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.071, 64.143, 66.646)`
Decimal	`15387341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EACACD, 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 #EACACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EACACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #EACACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eacacd; }
.text { color: #eacacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eacacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 202 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eacacd, #ead7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EACACD?: #EACACD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EACACD?: The RGB value is 234, 202, 205: 234 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EACACD?: The complementary color is #CAEAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EACACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.