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#E5D6E2 Color

#E5D6E2 is rgb(229, 214, 226) in RGB, hsl(312, 22%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5D6E2
HEX#E5D6E2
RGBrgb(229, 214, 226)
HSLhsl(312, 22%, 87%)
HSVhsv(312, 7%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.023 332.4)
LABlab(87.12% 6.90 -3.96)
LCHlch(87.12% 7.96 330.14)

What #E5D6E2 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 #E5D6E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 5.68Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 5.88Pink Diamond (Ace Hardware Color)#F6D6DEΔE 7.18Petal#F5E2E2ΔE 7.75Piggy Pink#FDDDE6ΔE 7.81Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 7.99

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

#E5D6E2 Channel Values

How #E5D6E2 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 214 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 22% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 7% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 1% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5D6E2 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5D6E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5D6E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5D6E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E5D6E2
Complementary
#D7E5D9
Analogous
#E1D7E5
Analogous
#E5D7DB
Triadic
#E2E5D7
Triadic
#D7E2E5
Split comp.
#DBE5D7
Split comp.
#D7E5E1

Tints & Shades of #E5D6E2

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

#E9DDE7
#EBE0E9
#EFE6ED
#F1E9F0
#F5EFF4
#F7F3F6

Shades

#CDB1C8
#B58CAD
#9E6793
#7C5073
#573851
#32202E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5D6E2.

How #E5D6E2 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#E5D6E2
Protanopia#D9D9E2
Protanomaly#DED8E2
Deuteranopia#DBDBE2
Deuteranomaly#DFD9E2
Tritanopia#E4D8D8
Tritanomaly#E4D7DC
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5D6E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5d6e2: #E5D6E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5D6E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5d6e2': '#E5D6E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.839, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_e5d6e2">#E5D6E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5D6E2"

More Pink Colors

#E5D6E2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E5D6E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5D6E2?

#E5D6E2 is a lightest pink — rgb(229, 214, 226) in RGB and hsl(312, 22%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #E5D6E2?

#E5D6E2 is rgb(229, 214, 226) — red 229, green 214, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5D6E2?

#E5D6E2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5D6E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5D6E2 scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5D6E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5D6E2 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.