What color is #E1DED9?

#E1DED9 is a very light, grayish orange known as Closet Skeletons. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Closet Skeletons?

The RGB value is 225, 222, 217: 225 red, 222 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Closet Skeletons?

The complementary color is #D9DCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Closet Skeletons color: hex code #E1DED9

#E1DED9 rgb(225, 222, 217)

Shades of gray

Closet Skeletons has the hex code #E1DED9. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.1% green and 85.1% blue (225, 222, 217).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

Closet Skeletons (#E1DED9) color codes

HEX	`#E1DED9`
RGB	`rgb(225, 222, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.57, 0.14, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.57, 2.81, 87.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.695, 73.26, 76.101)`
Decimal	`14802649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Closet Skeletons, 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 #E1DED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	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 #E1DED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ded9; }
.text { color: #e1ded9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ded9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 222 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ded9, #e0e1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

See #E1DED9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1DED9?: #E1DED9 is a very light, grayish orange known as Closet Skeletons. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Closet Skeletons?: The RGB value is 225, 222, 217: 225 red, 222 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Closet Skeletons?: The complementary color is #D9DCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.