What color is #E1D6D6?

#E1D6D6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D6D6?

The RGB value is 225, 214, 214: 225 red, 214 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D6D6?

The complementary color is #D6E1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D6D6 color

#E1D6D6 rgb(225, 214, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1D6D6 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 83.9% green and 83.9% blue (225, 214, 214).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#E1D6D6 color codes

HEX	`#E1D6D6`
RGB	`rgb(225, 214, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 83.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, 3.77, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 4.01, 19.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.234, 68.956, 73.373)`
Decimal	`14800598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D6D6, 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 #E1D6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #E1D6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d6d6; }
.text { color: #e1d6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 214 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d6d6, #e1dcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1D6D6?: #E1D6D6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D6D6?: The RGB value is 225, 214, 214: 225 red, 214 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D6D6?: The complementary color is #D6E1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.