What color is #E1DCDB?

#E1DCDB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DCDB?

The RGB value is 225, 220, 219: 225 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DCDB?

The complementary color is #DBE0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DCDB color

#E1DCDB rgb(225, 220, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DCDB is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.3% green and 85.9% blue (225, 220, 219).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 9% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#E1DCDB color codes

HEX	`#E1DCDB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 220, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 9%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.12, 1.52, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.12, 1.87, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.429, 72.309, 77.303)`
Decimal	`14802139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DCDB, 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 #E1DCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #E1DCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dcdb; }
.text { color: #e1dcdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dcdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 220 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dcdb, #e1dfdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1DCDB?: #E1DCDB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DCDB?: The RGB value is 225, 220, 219: 225 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DCDB?: The complementary color is #DBE0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.