What color is #E1DDDF?

#E1DDDF is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DDDF?

The RGB value is 225, 221, 223: 225 red, 221 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DDDF?

The complementary color is #DDE1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DDDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DDDF color

#E1DDDF rgb(225, 221, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DDDF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.7% green and 87.5% blue (225, 221, 223).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Chrome (#E1DFE1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#E1DDDF color codes

HEX	`#E1DDDF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 221, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.47, 1.71, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.47, 1.78, 343.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.225, 73.048, 80.198)`
Decimal	`14802399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DDDF, 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 #E1DDDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DDDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #E1DDDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dddf; }
.text { color: #e1dddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 221 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dddf, #e1dddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1DDDF?: #E1DDDF is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DDDF?: The RGB value is 225, 221, 223: 225 red, 221 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DDDF?: The complementary color is #DDE1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DDDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.