What color is #E3D9D3?

#E3D9D3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D9D3?

The RGB value is 227, 217, 211: 227 red, 217 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D9D3?

The complementary color is #D3DDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D9D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D9D3 color

#E3D9D3 rgb(227, 217, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3D9D3 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.1% green and 82.7% blue (227, 217, 211).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 22% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Grim Gray (#E3DCD6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#E3D9D3 color codes

HEX	`#E3D9D3`
RGB	`rgb(227, 217, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 22%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.32, 2.39, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.32, 4.81, 60.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.248, 70.66, 71.659)`
Decimal	`14932435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D9D3, 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 #E3D9D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D9D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #E3D9D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d9d3; }
.text { color: #e3d9d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d9d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 217 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d9d3, #e3e1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E3D9D3?: #E3D9D3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D9D3?: The RGB value is 227, 217, 211: 227 red, 217 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D9D3?: The complementary color is #D3DDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D9D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.