What color is #E0DBD7?

#E0DBD7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DBD7?

The RGB value is 224, 219, 215: 224 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DBD7?

The complementary color is #D7DCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DBD7 color

#E0DBD7 rgb(224, 219, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DBD7 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.9% green and 84.3% blue (224, 219, 215).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 13% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Marble Quarry (#E2DCD7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#E0DBD7 color codes

HEX	`#E0DBD7`
RGB	`rgb(224, 219, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.69, 1, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.69, 2.75, 68.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.336, 71.417, 74.462)`
Decimal	`14736343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DBD7, 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 #E0DBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #E0DBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dbd7; }
.text { color: #e0dbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 219 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dbd7, #e0e0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E0DBD7?: #E0DBD7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DBD7?: The RGB value is 224, 219, 215: 224 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DBD7?: The complementary color is #D7DCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.