What color is #E3DDD8?

#E3DDD8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DDD8?

The RGB value is 227, 221, 216: 227 red, 221 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DDD8?

The complementary color is #D8DEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DDD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DDD8 color

#E3DDD8 rgb(227, 221, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3DDD8 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 86.7% green and 84.7% blue (227, 221, 216).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 16% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Marble Quarry (#E2DCD7), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#E3DDD8 color codes

HEX	`#E3DDD8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 221, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 86.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 16%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, 1.17, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 3.38, 69.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.928, 73.002, 75.359)`
Decimal	`14933464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DDD8, 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 #E3DDD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DDD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #E3DDD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ddd8; }
.text { color: #e3ddd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ddd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 221 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ddd8, #e3e3d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E3DDD8?: #E3DDD8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DDD8?: The RGB value is 227, 221, 216: 227 red, 221 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DDD8?: The complementary color is #D8DEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DDD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.