What color is #E1DFD9?

#E1DFD9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Closet Skeletons. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFD9?

The RGB value is 225, 223, 217: 225 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DFD9?

The complementary color is #D9DBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DFD9 color

#E1DFD9 rgb(225, 223, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DFD9 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (225, 223, 217).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Closet Skeletons (#E1DED9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#E1DFD9 color codes

HEX	`#E1DFD9`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.82, -0.38, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.82, 3.2, 96.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.962, 73.793, 76.19)`
Decimal	`14802905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DFD9, 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 #E1DFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #E1DFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dfd9; }
.text { color: #e1dfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dfd9, #dfe1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E1DFD9?: #E1DFD9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Closet Skeletons. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DFD9?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 217: 225 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DFD9?: The complementary color is #D9DBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.