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#E5CCDC Color

#E5CCDC is rgb(229, 204, 220) in RGB, hsl(322, 32%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5CCDC
HEX#E5CCDC
RGBrgb(229, 204, 220)
HSLhsl(322, 32%, 85%)
HSVhsv(322, 11%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.035 339.3)
LABlab(84.51% 11.06 -4.59)
LCHlch(84.51% 11.97 337.46)

What #E5CCDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E5CCDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#E5CCDC Channel Values

How #E5CCDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 229 · G 204 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 32% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 11% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 4% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5CCDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5CCDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5CCDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5CCDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E5CCDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5CCDC.

How #E5CCDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E5CCDC
Protanopia#D1D1DC
Protanomaly#D9CFDC
Deuteranopia#D5D5DB
Deuteranomaly#DBD1DC
Tritanopia#E3CECE
Tritanomaly#E4CDD4
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5CCDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e5ccdc: #E5CCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5CCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5ccdc': '#E5CCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.800, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e5ccdc">#E5CCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5CCDC"

More Pink Colors

#E5CCDC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5CCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5CCDC?

#E5CCDC is a lightest pink — rgb(229, 204, 220) in RGB and hsl(322, 32%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.95.

What is the RGB value of #E5CCDC?

#E5CCDC is rgb(229, 204, 220) — red 229, green 204, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5CCDC?

#E5CCDC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5CCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5CCDC scores 1.5:1 against white and 14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5CCDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5CCDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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