What color is #E1E1D5?

#E1E1D5 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fish Ceviche?

The RGB value is 225, 225, 213: 225 red, 225 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fish Ceviche?

The complementary color is #D5D5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fish Ceviche color: hex code #E1E1D5

#E1E1D5 rgb(225, 225, 213)

Shades of beige

Fish Ceviche has the hex code #E1E1D5. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 88.2% green and 83.5% blue (225, 225, 213).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

Fish Ceviche (#E1E1D5) color codes

HEX	`#E1E1D5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 225, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 88.2%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.23, -2.1, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.23, 6.23, 109.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.985, 74.662, 73.662)`
Decimal	`14803413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fish Ceviche, 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 #E1E1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #E1E1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e1d5; }
.text { color: #e1e1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 225 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e1d5, #dbe1d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #E1E1D5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1E1D5?: #E1E1D5 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fish Ceviche?: The RGB value is 225, 225, 213: 225 red, 225 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fish Ceviche?: The complementary color is #D5D5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.