What color is #E3D9E0?

#E3D9E0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D9E0?

The RGB value is 227, 217, 224: 227 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D9E0?

The complementary color is #D9E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D9E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D9E0 color

#E3D9E0 rgb(227, 217, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3D9E0 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.1% green and 87.8% blue (227, 217, 224).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 15% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#E3D9E0 color codes

HEX	`#E3D9E0`
RGB	`rgb(227, 217, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 15%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.65, 4.65, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.65, 5.15, 334.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.944, 71.339, 80.592)`
Decimal	`14932448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D9E0, 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 #E3D9E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D9E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #E3D9E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d9e0; }
.text { color: #e3d9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d9e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 217 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d9e0, #e3d9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E3D9E0?: #E3D9E0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D9E0?: The RGB value is 227, 217, 224: 227 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D9E0?: The complementary color is #D9E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D9E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.