What color is #E3E1D7?

#E3E1D7 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E1D7?

The RGB value is 227, 225, 215: 227 red, 225 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E1D7?

The complementary color is #D7D9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E1D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E1D7 color

#E3E1D7 rgb(227, 225, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E1D7 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 88.2% green and 84.3% blue (227, 225, 215).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Paper Castles (#E5E2DA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#E3E1D7 color codes

HEX	`#E3E1D7`
RGB	`rgb(227, 225, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 88.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.43, -1.07, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.43, 5.23, 101.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.868, 75.088, 75.037)`
Decimal	`14934487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E1D7, 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 #E3E1D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E1D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #E3E1D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e1d7; }
.text { color: #e3e1d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e1d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 225 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e1d7, #dfe3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E3E1D7?: #E3E1D7 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E1D7?: The RGB value is 227, 225, 215: 227 red, 225 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E1D7?: The complementary color is #D7D9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E1D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.