What color is #E0D7DE?

#E0D7DE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D7DE?

The RGB value is 224, 215, 222: 224 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D7DE?

The complementary color is #D7E0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D7DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D7DE color

#E0D7DE rgb(224, 215, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0D7DE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 84.3% green and 87.1% blue (224, 215, 222).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 13% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#E0D7DE color codes

HEX	`#E0D7DE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 215, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 84.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.86, 4.32, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.86, 4.91, 331.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.224, 69.722, 78.957)`
Decimal	`14735326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D7DE, 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 #E0D7DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D7DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #E0D7DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d7de; }
.text { color: #e0d7de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d7de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 215 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d7de, #e0d7da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0D7DE?: #E0D7DE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D7DE?: The RGB value is 224, 215, 222: 224 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D7DE?: The complementary color is #D7E0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D7DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.