What color is #E5E0D5?

#E5E0D5 is a very light, grayish orange known as Hourglass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hourglass?

The RGB value is 229, 224, 213: 229 red, 224 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hourglass?

The complementary color is #D5DAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E0D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hourglass color: hex code #E5E0D5

#E5E0D5 rgb(229, 224, 213)

Shades of gray

Hourglass has the hex code #E5E0D5. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.8% green and 83.5% blue (229, 224, 213).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

Hourglass (#E5E0D5) color codes

HEX	`#E5E0D5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 224, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.29, -0.2, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.29, 5.98, 91.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.977, 74.774, 73.632)`
Decimal	`15065301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hourglass, 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 #E5E0D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E0D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #E5E0D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e0d5; }
.text { color: #e5e0d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e0d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 224 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e0d5, #e2e5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #E5E0D5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5E0D5?: #E5E0D5 is a very light, grayish orange known as Hourglass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hourglass?: The RGB value is 229, 224, 213: 229 red, 224 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hourglass?: The complementary color is #D5DAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E0D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.