What color is #E0E0DC?

#E0E0DC is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E0DC?

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

What is the complementary color of #E0E0DC?

The complementary color is #DCDCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E0DC color

#E0E0DC rgb(224, 224, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0E0DC is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is White Bullet (#DFDFDA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#E0E0DC color codes

HEX	`#E0E0DC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 224, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 87.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, -0.71, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 2.08, 110)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.312, 74.326, 78.338)`
Decimal	`14737628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E0DC, 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 #E0E0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #E0E0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e0dc; }
.text { color: #e0e0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 224 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e0dc, #dee0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0E0DC?: #E0E0DC is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E0DC?: The RGB value is 224, 224, 220: 224 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E0DC?: The complementary color is #DCDCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.