What color is #E1DFDF?

#E1DFDF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFDF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E1DFDF?

The complementary color is #DFE1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DFDF color

#E1DFDF rgb(225, 223, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DFDF is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lake (#DEDDDD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#E1DFDF color codes

HEX	`#E1DFDF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.97, 0.68, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.97, 0.72, 19.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.756, 74.111, 80.375)`
Decimal	`14802911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DFDF, 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 #E1DFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #E1DFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dfdf; }
.text { color: #e1dfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dfdf, #e1e0df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1DFDF?: #E1DFDF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DFDF?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 223: 225 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DFDF?: The complementary color is #DFE1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.