What color is #E1DCDA?

#E1DCDA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DCDA?

The RGB value is 225, 220, 218: 225 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DCDA?

The complementary color is #DADFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DCDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DCDA color

#E1DCDA rgb(225, 220, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DCDA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.3% green and 85.5% blue (225, 220, 218).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 10% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Marble Quarry (#E2DCD7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#E1DCDA color codes

HEX	`#E1DCDA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 220, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 10%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.09, 1.35, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.09, 2.08, 49.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.298, 72.256, 76.612)`
Decimal	`14802138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DCDA, 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 #E1DCDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DCDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #E1DCDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dcda; }
.text { color: #e1dcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dcda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 220 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dcda, #e1e0da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1DCDA?: #E1DCDA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DCDA?: The RGB value is 225, 220, 218: 225 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DCDA?: The complementary color is #DADFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DCDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.