What color is #E0DFD3?

#E0DFD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DFD3?

The RGB value is 224, 223, 211: 224 red, 223 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DFD3?

The complementary color is #D3D4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DFD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DFD3 color

#E0DFD3 rgb(224, 223, 211)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0DFD3 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 87.5% green and 82.7% blue (224, 223, 211).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 17% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fish Ceviche (#E1E1D5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#E0DFD3 color codes

HEX	`#E0DFD3`
RGB	`rgb(224, 223, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 87.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 17%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.6, -1.75, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.6, 6.25, 106.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.884, 73.326, 72.14)`
Decimal	`14737363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DFD3, 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 #E0DFD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DFD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #E0DFD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dfd3; }
.text { color: #e0dfd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dfd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 223 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dfd3, #dbe0d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E0DFD3?: #E0DFD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DFD3?: The RGB value is 224, 223, 211: 224 red, 223 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DFD3?: The complementary color is #D3D4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DFD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.