What color is #E2DED5?

#E2DED5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hourglass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DED5?

The RGB value is 226, 222, 213: 226 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DED5?

The complementary color is #D5D9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DED5 color

#E2DED5 rgb(226, 222, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2DED5 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.1% green and 83.5% blue (226, 222, 213).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Hourglass (#E5E0D5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#E2DED5 color codes

HEX	`#E2DED5`
RGB	`rgb(226, 222, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 6%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.55, -0.21, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.55, 4.89, 92.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.494, 73.216, 73.409)`
Decimal	`14868181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DED5, 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 #E2DED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #E2DED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ded5; }
.text { color: #e2ded5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ded5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 222 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ded5, #e0e2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2DED5?: #E2DED5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hourglass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DED5?: The RGB value is 226, 222, 213: 226 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DED5?: The complementary color is #D5D9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.