What color is #E4DFDF?

#E4DFDF is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DFDF?

The RGB value is 228, 223, 223: 228 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DFDF?

The complementary color is #DFE4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DFDF color

#E4DFDF rgb(228, 223, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4DFDF is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.5% green and 87.5% blue (228, 223, 223).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Diamonds in the Sky (#E5E2E1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#E4DFDF color codes

HEX	`#E4DFDF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 223, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 87.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.2, 1.69, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.2, 1.8, 19.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.7, 74.597, 80.419)`
Decimal	`14999519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DFDF, 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 #E4DFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #E4DFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dfdf; }
.text { color: #e4dfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 223 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dfdf, #e4e2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E4DFDF?: #E4DFDF is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DFDF?: The RGB value is 228, 223, 223: 228 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DFDF?: The complementary color is #DFE4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.