ColorXprez

#E1C8CA

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #E1C8CA

With the hex code #E1C8CA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 78% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8E1DF, a powder blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red225
Green200
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E1C8CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1C8CA.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #E1C8CA.
13.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1C8CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1C8CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCBCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CFCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7C6C9

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1C8CA?

With the hex code #E1C8CA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 78% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1C8CA?

Use black text. Black on #E1C8CA has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1C8CA?

Its complementary colour is #C8E1DF, and analogous partners are #E1C8D6 and #E1D3C8.