What color is #E2DBD2?

#E2DBD2 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Merino. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DBD2?

The RGB value is 226, 219, 210: 226 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DBD2?

The complementary color is #D2D9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DBD2 color

#E2DBD2 rgb(226, 219, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2DBD2 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.9% green and 82.4% blue (226, 219, 210).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Merino (#E1DBD0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#E2DBD2 color codes

HEX	`#E2DBD2`
RGB	`rgb(226, 219, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.72, 0.84, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.72, 5.33, 80.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.327, 71.485, 71.159)`
Decimal	`14867410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DBD2, 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 #E2DBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #E2DBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dbd2; }
.text { color: #e2dbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 219 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dbd2, #e1e2d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2DBD2?: #E2DBD2 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Merino. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DBD2?: The RGB value is 226, 219, 210: 226 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DBD2?: The complementary color is #D2D9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.