What color is #E1DFDD?

#E1DFDD is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFDD?

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

What is the complementary color of #E1DFDD?

The complementary color is #DDDFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DFDD color

#E1DFDD rgb(225, 223, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DFDD is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Porcelain (#DDDCDB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#E1DFDD color codes

HEX	`#E1DFDD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.92, 0.32, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.92, 1.26, 75.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.488, 74.004, 78.963)`
Decimal	`14802909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DFDD, 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 #E1DFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #E1DFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dfdd; }
.text { color: #e1dfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dfdd, #e1e1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1DFDD?: #E1DFDD is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DFDD?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 221: 225 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DFDD?: The complementary color is #DDDFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.