What color is #E3D1CC?

#E3D1CC is a very light, desaturated red known as China Silk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of China Silk?

The RGB value is 227, 209, 204: 227 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of China Silk?

The complementary color is #CCDEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

China Silk color: hex code #E3D1CC

#E3D1CC rgb(227, 209, 204)

Shades of orange

China Silk has the hex code #E3D1CC. It is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 82% green and 80% blue (227, 209, 204).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

China Silk (#E3D1CC) color codes

HEX	`#E3D1CC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 209, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 82%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.15, 5.39, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.15, 7.17, 41.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.377, 66.292, 66.467)`
Decimal	`14930380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with China Silk, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E3D1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E3D1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d1cc; }
.text { color: #e3d1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 209 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d1cc, #e3dccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

See #E3D1CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3D1CC?: #E3D1CC is a very light, desaturated red known as China Silk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of China Silk?: The RGB value is 227, 209, 204: 227 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of China Silk?: The complementary color is #CCDEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.