What color is #E0DBDD?

#E0DBDD 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 #E0DBDD?

The RGB value is 224, 219, 221: 224 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DBDD?

The complementary color is #DBE0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DBDD color

#E0DBDD rgb(224, 219, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DBDD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.9% green and 86.7% blue (224, 219, 221).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 7% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#E0DBDD color codes

HEX	`#E0DBDD`
RGB	`rgb(224, 219, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 7%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.84, 2.05, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.84, 2.09, 349.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.121, 71.731, 78.597)`
Decimal	`14736349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DBDD, 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 #E0DBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #E0DBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dbdd; }
.text { color: #e0dbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 219 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dbdd, #e0dbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0DBDD?: #E0DBDD 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 #E0DBDD?: The RGB value is 224, 219, 221: 224 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DBDD?: The complementary color is #DBE0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.