What color is #E2DDDA?

#E2DDDA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DDDA?

The RGB value is 226, 221, 218: 226 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DDDA?

The complementary color is #DADFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DDDA color

#E2DDDA rgb(226, 221, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2DDDA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (226, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Marble Quarry (#E2DCD7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#E2DDDA color codes

HEX	`#E2DDDA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.42, 1.17, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.42, 2.38, 60.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.874, 72.944, 76.715)`
Decimal	`14867930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DDDA, 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 #E2DDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #E2DDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ddda; }
.text { color: #e2ddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ddda, #e2e1da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E2DDDA?: #E2DDDA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DDDA?: The RGB value is 226, 221, 218: 226 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DDDA?: The complementary color is #DADFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.