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#E5DCDF Color

#E5DCDF is rgb(229, 220, 223) in RGB, hsl(340, 15%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gainsboro (#DCDCDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5DCDF
HEX#E5DCDF
RGBrgb(229, 220, 223)
HSLhsl(340, 15%, 88%)
HSVhsv(340, 4%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.011 354.9)
LABlab(88.55% 3.57 -0.32)
LCHlch(88.55% 3.58 354.84)

What #E5DCDF 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 #E5DCDF, 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.

#E5DCDF Channel Values

How #E5DCDF 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 220 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 15% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 4% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 3% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5DCDF 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5DCDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5DCDF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E5DCDF

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 #E5DCDF.

How #E5DCDF 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#E5DCDF
Protanopia#DEDEDF
Protanomaly#E1DDDF
Deuteranopia#DFDFDF
Deuteranomaly#E1DEDF
Tritanopia#E5DCDC
Tritanomaly#E5DCDD
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5DCDF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5dcdf: #E5DCDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5DCDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5dcdf': '#E5DCDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.863, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_e5dcdf">#E5DCDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5DCDF"

More Pink Colors

#E5DCDF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5DCDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5DCDF?

#E5DCDF is a lightest pink — rgb(229, 220, 223) in RGB and hsl(340, 15%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gainsboro (#DCDCDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #E5DCDF?

#E5DCDF is rgb(229, 220, 223) — red 229, green 220, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5DCDF?

#E5DCDF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5DCDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5DCDF scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5DCDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5DCDF 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 3.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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