What color is #E1E3D7?

#E1E3D7 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Washed Dollar?

The RGB value is 225, 227, 215: 225 red, 227 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Washed Dollar?

The complementary color is #D9D7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E3D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Washed Dollar color: hex code #E1E3D7

#E1E3D7 rgb(225, 227, 215)

Shades of green

Washed Dollar has the hex code #E1E3D7. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89% green and 84.3% blue (225, 227, 215).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7) color codes

HEX	`#E1E3D7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 227, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.79, -2.78, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.79, 6.27, 116.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.784, 75.852, 75.189)`
Decimal	`14803927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Washed Dollar, 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 #E1E3D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E3D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #E1E3D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e3d7; }
.text { color: #e1e3d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e3d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 227 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e3d7, #dbe3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #E1E3D7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1E3D7?: #E1E3D7 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Washed Dollar?: The RGB value is 225, 227, 215: 225 red, 227 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Washed Dollar?: The complementary color is #D9D7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E3D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.