What color is #E4DBDB?

#E4DBDB 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 #E4DBDB?

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

What is the complementary color of #E4DBDB?

The complementary color is #DBE4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DBDB color

#E4DBDB rgb(228, 219, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4DBDB is a very light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 88% 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#E4DBDB color codes

HEX	`#E4DBDB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 219, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.1, 3.07, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.1, 3.26, 19.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.111, 72.272, 77.26)`
Decimal	`14998491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DBDB, 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 #E4DBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #E4DBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dbdb; }
.text { color: #e4dbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 219 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dbdb, #e4e0db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E4DBDB?: #E4DBDB 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 #E4DBDB?: The RGB value is 228, 219, 219: 228 red, 219 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DBDB?: The complementary color is #DBE4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.