What color is #E2D9DB?

#E2D9DB is a very light, grayish red known as Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Forgotten Mosque?

The RGB value is 226, 217, 219: 226 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Forgotten Mosque?

The complementary color is #D9E2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Forgotten Mosque color: hex code #E2D9DB

#E2D9DB rgb(226, 217, 219)

Shades of gray

Forgotten Mosque has the hex code #E2D9DB. It is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.1% green and 85.9% blue (226, 217, 219).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 13% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB) color codes

HEX	`#E2D9DB`
RGB	`rgb(226, 217, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 13%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, 3.42, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 3.42, 1.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.961, 70.909, 77.058)`
Decimal	`14866907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Forgotten Mosque, 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 #E2D9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #E2D9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d9db; }
.text { color: #e2d9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 217 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d9db, #e2dcd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #E2D9DB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2D9DB?: #E2D9DB is a very light, grayish red known as Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Forgotten Mosque?: The RGB value is 226, 217, 219: 226 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Forgotten Mosque?: The complementary color is #D9E2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.