What color is #E1DFDC?

#E1DFDC is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFDC?

The RGB value is 225, 223, 220: 225 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DFDC?

The complementary color is #DCDEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DFDC color

#E1DFDC rgb(225, 223, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DFDC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.5% green and 86.3% blue (225, 223, 220).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 8% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ghosted (#E2E0DC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#E1DFDC color codes

HEX	`#E1DFDC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 8%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, 0.15, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 1.71, 85.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.355, 73.95, 78.264)`
Decimal	`14802908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DFDC, 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 #E1DFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #E1DFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dfdc; }
.text { color: #e1dfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dfdc, #e1e1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1DFDC?: #E1DFDC is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DFDC?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 220: 225 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DFDC?: The complementary color is #DCDEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.