What color is #E0D3D0?

#E0D3D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D3D0?

The RGB value is 224, 211, 208: 224 red, 211 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D3D0?

The complementary color is #D0DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D3D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D3D0 color

#E0D3D0 rgb(224, 211, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0D3D0 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 82.7% green and 81.6% blue (224, 211, 208).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#E0D3D0 color codes

HEX	`#E0D3D0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 211, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 82.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, 3.96, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 5.02, 37.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.419, 66.991, 69.147)`
Decimal	`14734288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D3D0, 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 #E0D3D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D3D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #E0D3D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d3d0; }
.text { color: #e0d3d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d3d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 211 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d3d0, #e0dbd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #E0D3D0?: #E0D3D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D3D0?: The RGB value is 224, 211, 208: 224 red, 211 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D3D0?: The complementary color is #D0DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D3D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.