What color is #E2E1DD?

#E2E1DD is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E1DD?

The RGB value is 226, 225, 221: 226 red, 225 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E1DD?

The complementary color is #DDDEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E1DD color

#E2E1DD rgb(226, 225, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E1DD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 88.2% green and 86.7% blue (226, 225, 221).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 8% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ghosted (#E2E0DC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#E2E1DD color codes

HEX	`#E2E1DD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 225, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 88.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 8%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 2%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.51, -0.37, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.51, 2.1, 100.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.338, 75.24, 79.157)`
Decimal	`14868957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E1DD, 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 #E2E1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #E2E1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e1dd; }
.text { color: #e2e1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 225 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e1dd, #e1e2dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2E1DD?: #E2E1DD is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E1DD?: The RGB value is 226, 225, 221: 226 red, 225 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E1DD?: The complementary color is #DDDEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.