What color is #E4DDD4?

#E4DDD4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Merino. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DDD4?

The RGB value is 228, 221, 212: 228 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DDD4?

The complementary color is #D4DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DDD4 color

#E4DDD4 rgb(228, 221, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4DDD4 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 86.7% green and 83.1% blue (228, 221, 212).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 23% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Merino (#E1DBD0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#E4DDD4 color codes

HEX	`#E4DDD4`
RGB	`rgb(228, 221, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 86.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 23%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.43, 0.83, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.43, 5.32, 80.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.734, 72.961, 72.684)`
Decimal	`14998996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DDD4, 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 #E4DDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #E4DDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ddd4; }
.text { color: #e4ddd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ddd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 221 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ddd4, #e3e4d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E4DDD4?: #E4DDD4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Merino. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DDD4?: The RGB value is 228, 221, 212: 228 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DDD4?: The complementary color is #D4DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.