What color is #E1DEDA?

#E1DEDA is a very light, grayish orange known as Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DEDA?

The RGB value is 225, 222, 218: 225 red, 222 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DEDA?

The complementary color is #DADDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DEDA color

#E1DEDA rgb(225, 222, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DEDA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.1% green and 85.5% blue (225, 222, 218).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 10% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

This exact color is also called Prelude to Pink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#E1DEDA color codes

HEX	`#E1DEDA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 222, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 10%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.6, 0.31, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.6, 2.34, 82.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.826, 73.312, 76.788)`
Decimal	`14802650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DEDA, 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 #E1DEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #E1DEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1deda; }
.text { color: #e1deda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1deda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 222 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1deda, #e1e1da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1DEDA?: #E1DEDA is a very light, grayish orange known as Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DEDA?: The RGB value is 225, 222, 218: 225 red, 222 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DEDA?: The complementary color is #DADDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.