What color is #E3DBDF?

#E3DBDF is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DBDF?

The RGB value is 227, 219, 223: 227 red, 219 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DBDF?

The complementary color is #DBE3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DBDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DBDF color

#E3DBDF rgb(227, 219, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3DBDF is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.9% green and 87.5% blue (227, 219, 223).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#E3DBDF color codes

HEX	`#E3DBDF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 219, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.12, 3.43, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.12, 3.57, 343.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.327, 72.322, 80.052)`
Decimal	`14932959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DBDF, 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 #E3DBDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DBDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #E3DBDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dbdf; }
.text { color: #e3dbdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dbdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 219 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dbdf, #e3dbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E3DBDF?: #E3DBDF is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DBDF?: The RGB value is 227, 219, 223: 227 red, 219 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DBDF?: The complementary color is #DBE3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DBDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.