What color is #E4DBD9?

#E4DBD9 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DBD9?

The RGB value is 228, 219, 217: 228 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DBD9?

The complementary color is #D9E2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DBD9 color

#E4DBD9 rgb(228, 219, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4DBD9 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.9% green and 85.1% blue (228, 219, 217).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 17% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#E4DBD9 color codes

HEX	`#E4DBD9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 219, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 17%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.05, 2.72, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.05, 3.42, 37.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.849, 72.167, 75.882)`
Decimal	`14998489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DBD9, 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 #E4DBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #E4DBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dbd9; }
.text { color: #e4dbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 219 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dbd9, #e4e1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E4DBD9?: #E4DBD9 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DBD9?: The RGB value is 228, 219, 217: 228 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DBD9?: The complementary color is #D9E2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.