What color is #E4DADB?

#E4DADB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DADB?

The RGB value is 228, 218, 219: 228 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DADB?

The complementary color is #DAE4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DADB color

#E4DADB rgb(228, 218, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4DADB is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.5% green and 85.9% blue (228, 218, 219).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#E4DADB color codes

HEX	`#E4DADB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 218, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.85, 3.59, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.85, 3.66, 11.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.851, 71.752, 77.174)`
Decimal	`14998235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DADB, 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 #E4DADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #E4DADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dadb; }
.text { color: #e4dadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 218 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dadb, #e4deda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E4DADB?: #E4DADB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DADB?: The RGB value is 228, 218, 219: 228 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DADB?: The complementary color is #DAE4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.