What color is #E0DBDA?

#E0DBDA is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DBDA?

The RGB value is 224, 219, 218: 224 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DBDA?

The complementary color is #DADFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DBDA color

#E0DBDA rgb(224, 219, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DBDA is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (224, 219, 218).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 9% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#E0DBDA color codes

HEX	`#E0DBDA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 219, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 9%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.76, 1.52, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.76, 1.87, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.725, 71.573, 76.51)`
Decimal	`14736346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DBDA, 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 #E0DBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #E0DBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dbda; }
.text { color: #e0dbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 219 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dbda, #e0deda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0DBDA?: #E0DBDA is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DBDA?: The RGB value is 224, 219, 218: 224 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DBDA?: The complementary color is #DADFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.