What color is #E1DFE1?

#E1DFE1 is a light gray known as Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chrome?

The RGB value is 225, 223, 225: 225 red, 223 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chrome?

The complementary color is #DFE1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chrome color: hex code #E1DFE1

#E1DFE1 rgb(225, 223, 225)

Shades of gray

Chrome has the hex code #E1DFE1. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.5% green and 88.2% blue (225, 223, 225).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

Chrome (#E1DFE1) color codes

HEX	`#E1DFE1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.03, 1.03, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.03, 1.27, 324.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.027, 74.219, 81.803)`
Decimal	`14802913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chrome, 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 #E1DFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #E1DFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dfe1; }
.text { color: #e1dfe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dfe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dfe1, #e1dfe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #E1DFE1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1DFE1?: #E1DFE1 is a light gray known as Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chrome?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 225: 225 red, 223 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chrome?: The complementary color is #DFE1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.