What color is #E0DBDB?

#E0DBDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DBDB?

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

What is the complementary color of #E0DBDB?

The complementary color is #DBE0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DBDB color

#E0DBDB rgb(224, 219, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DBDB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#E0DBDB color codes

HEX	`#E0DBDB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 219, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, 1.7, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 1.8, 19.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.856, 71.625, 77.202)`
Decimal	`14736347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DBDB, 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 #E0DBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #E0DBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dbdb; }
.text { color: #e0dbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 219 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dbdb, #e0dedb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0DBDB?: #E0DBDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DBDB?: The RGB value is 224, 219, 219: 224 red, 219 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DBDB?: The complementary color is #DBE0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.