What color is #E1DAD3?

#E1DAD3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DAD3?

The RGB value is 225, 218, 211: 225 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DAD3?

The complementary color is #D3DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DAD3 color

#E1DAD3 rgb(225, 218, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DAD3 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.5% green and 82.7% blue (225, 218, 211).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 19% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Grim Gray (#E3DCD6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#E1DAD3 color codes

HEX	`#E1DAD3`
RGB	`rgb(225, 218, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, 1.18, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 4.45, 74.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.879, 70.854, 71.716)`
Decimal	`14801619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DAD3, 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 #E1DAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #E1DAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dad3; }
.text { color: #e1dad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 218 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dad3, #e1e1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E1DAD3?: #E1DAD3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DAD3?: The RGB value is 225, 218, 211: 225 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DAD3?: The complementary color is #D3DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.