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#E2CEDE closest to Ephemeral Red

#E2CEDE is a very light gray; the closest named color is Ephemeral Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.8% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(226, 206, 222)). Its HSL value is 312° hue, 26% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. #E2CEDE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.12:1.

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Variations of #E2CEDE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2CEDE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2CEDE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2CEDE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2D5DD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CED2DF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D1DE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2D5DD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7D2DE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4CFD3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3CED9
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7D2D6

#E2CEDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#E2CEDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.12:1 Super#E2CEDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2CEDE in CSS

/* Ephemeral Red */
.color { color: #E2CEDE; }
.background { background-color: #E2CEDE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2CEDE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 206 222);
color: hsl(312 26% 85%);
color: oklch(0.873 0.031 332.5);

#E2CEDE FAQ

What color is #E2CEDE?

#E2CEDE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E2CEDE?

#E2CEDE is rgb(226, 206, 222) in RGB, hsl(312, 26%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2CEDE?

The complementary color of #E2CEDE is #CEE2D2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2CEDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2CEDE: 14.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2CEDE a warm or cool color?

#E2CEDE is a neutral color.