What color is #E0DCD9?

#E0DCD9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DCD9?

The RGB value is 224, 220, 217: 224 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DCD9?

The complementary color is #D9DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DCD9 color

#E0DCD9 rgb(224, 220, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DCD9 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 86.3% green and 85.1% blue (224, 220, 217).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Prelude to Pink (#E1DEDA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#E0DCD9 color codes

HEX	`#E0DCD9`
RGB	`rgb(224, 220, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 86.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.99, 0.83, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.99, 2.12, 66.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.856, 72.044, 75.911)`
Decimal	`14736601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DCD9, 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 #E0DCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #E0DCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dcd9; }
.text { color: #e0dcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 220 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dcd9, #e0e0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0DCD9?: #E0DCD9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DCD9?: The RGB value is 224, 220, 217: 224 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DCD9?: The complementary color is #D9DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.