What color is #E2D3D1?

#E2D3D1 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D3D1?

The RGB value is 226, 211, 209: 226 red, 211 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D3D1?

The complementary color is #D1E0E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D3D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D3D1 color

#E2D3D1 rgb(226, 211, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2D3D1 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82.7% green and 82% blue (226, 211, 209).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#E2D3D1 color codes

HEX	`#E2D3D1`
RGB	`rgb(226, 211, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.69, 4.83, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.69, 5.61, 30.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.166, 67.362, 69.826)`
Decimal	`14865361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D3D1, 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 #E2D3D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D3D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #E2D3D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d3d1; }
.text { color: #e2d3d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d3d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 211 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d3d1, #e2dbd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E2D3D1?: #E2D3D1 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D3D1?: The RGB value is 226, 211, 209: 226 red, 211 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D3D1?: The complementary color is #D1E0E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D3D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.