What color is #E5D6D4?

#E5D6D4 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D6D4?

The RGB value is 229, 214, 212: 229 red, 214 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D6D4?

The complementary color is #D4E3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D6D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D6D4 color

#E5D6D4 rgb(229, 214, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5D6D4 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.9% green and 83.1% blue (229, 214, 212).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 25% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#E5D6D4 color codes

HEX	`#E5D6D4`
RGB	`rgb(229, 214, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 83.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 25%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.75, 4.82, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.75, 5.59, 30.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.242, 69.505, 72.095)`
Decimal	`15062740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D6D4, 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 #E5D6D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D6D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #E5D6D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d6d4; }
.text { color: #e5d6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d6d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 214 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d6d4, #e5dfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E5D6D4?: #E5D6D4 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D6D4?: The RGB value is 229, 214, 212: 229 red, 214 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D6D4?: The complementary color is #D4E3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D6D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.