What color is #E3DCDC?

#E3DCDC is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DCDC?

The RGB value is 227, 220, 220: 227 red, 220 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DCDC?

The complementary color is #DCE3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DCDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DCDC color

#E3DCDC rgb(227, 220, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3DCDC is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 86.3% green and 86.3% blue (227, 220, 220).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#E3DCDC color codes

HEX	`#E3DCDC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 220, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 86.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.3, 2.38, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.3, 2.53, 19.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.188, 72.685, 78.028)`
Decimal	`14933212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DCDC, 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 #E3DCDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DCDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #E3DCDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dcdc; }
.text { color: #e3dcdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dcdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 220 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dcdc, #e3e0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E3DCDC?: #E3DCDC is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DCDC?: The RGB value is 227, 220, 220: 227 red, 220 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DCDC?: The complementary color is #DCE3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DCDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.