What color is #E3D1CC?

#E3D1CC is a very light, desaturated red known as China Silk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D1CC?

The RGB value is 227, 209, 204: 227 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D1CC?

The complementary color is #CCDEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D1CC color

#E3D1CC rgb(227, 209, 204)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E3D1CC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 82% green and 80% blue (227, 209, 204).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

This exact color is also called China Silk.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#E3D1CC color codes

HEX	`#E3D1CC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 209, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 82%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.15, 5.39, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.15, 7.17, 41.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.377, 66.292, 66.467)`
Decimal	`14930380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D1CC, 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 #E3D1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #E3D1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d1cc; }
.text { color: #e3d1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 209 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d1cc, #e3dccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E3D1CC?: #E3D1CC is a very light, desaturated red known as China Silk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D1CC?: The RGB value is 227, 209, 204: 227 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D1CC?: The complementary color is #CCDEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.