What color is #E1D7DA?

#E1D7DA is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D7DA?

The RGB value is 225, 215, 218: 225 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D7DA?

The complementary color is #D7E1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D7DA color

#E1D7DA rgb(225, 215, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1D7DA is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 84.3% green and 85.5% blue (225, 215, 218).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 14% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#E1D7DA color codes

HEX	`#E1D7DA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 215, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 84.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 14%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, 3.95, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 3.96, 356.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.005, 69.671, 76.181)`
Decimal	`14800858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D7DA, 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 #E1D7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #E1D7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d7da; }
.text { color: #e1d7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 215 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d7da, #e1d9d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1D7DA?: #E1D7DA is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D7DA?: The RGB value is 225, 215, 218: 225 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D7DA?: The complementary color is #D7E1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.