What color is #E4D9DD?

#E4D9DD is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D9DD?

The RGB value is 228, 217, 221: 228 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D9DD?

The complementary color is #D9E4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D9DD color

#E4D9DD rgb(228, 217, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4D9DD is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.1% green and 86.7% blue (228, 217, 221).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Rose (#E8DBDD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#E4D9DD color codes

HEX	`#E4D9DD`
RGB	`rgb(228, 217, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.65, 4.46, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.65, 4.5, 352.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.857, 71.341, 78.483)`
Decimal	`14997981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D9DD, 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 #E4D9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #E4D9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d9dd; }
.text { color: #e4d9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 217 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d9dd, #e4dbd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E4D9DD?: #E4D9DD is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D9DD?: The RGB value is 228, 217, 221: 228 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D9DD?: The complementary color is #D9E4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.