What color is #E3E3D4?

#E3E3D4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tofu. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E3D4?

The RGB value is 227, 227, 212: 227 red, 227 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E3D4?

The complementary color is #D4D4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E3D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E3D4 color

#E3E3D4 rgb(227, 227, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3E3D4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 89% green and 83.1% blue (227, 227, 212).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Tofu (#E6E5D6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#E3E3D4 color codes

HEX	`#E3E3D4`
RGB	`rgb(227, 227, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, -2.6, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 7.77, 109.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.03, 76.023, 73.207)`
Decimal	`14934996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E3D4, 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 #E3E3D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E3D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #E3E3D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e3d4; }
.text { color: #e3e3d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e3d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 227 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e3d4, #dce3d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E3E3D4?: #E3E3D4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tofu. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E3D4?: The RGB value is 227, 227, 212: 227 red, 227 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E3D4?: The complementary color is #D4D4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E3D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.