What color is #ECD9E1?

#ECD9E1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD9E1?

The RGB value is 236, 217, 225: 236 red, 217 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD9E1?

The complementary color is #D9ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD9E1 color

#ECD9E1 rgb(236, 217, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECD9E1 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.1% green and 88.2% blue (236, 217, 225).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#ECD9E1 color codes

HEX	`#ECD9E1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 217, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.4, 7.89, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.4, 8.04, 348.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.994, 72.896, 81.445)`
Decimal	`15522273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD9E1, 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 #ECD9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #ECD9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd9e1; }
.text { color: #ecd9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 217 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd9e1, #ecdad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECD9E1?: #ECD9E1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD9E1?: The RGB value is 236, 217, 225: 236 red, 217 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD9E1?: The complementary color is #D9ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.