What color is #E5DCDF?

#E5DCDF is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DCDF?

The RGB value is 229, 220, 223: 229 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DCDF?

The complementary color is #DCE5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DCDF color

#E5DCDF rgb(229, 220, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5DCDF is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 86.3% green and 87.5% blue (229, 220, 223).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 15% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#E5DCDF color codes

HEX	`#E5DCDF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 220, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 86.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 15%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.53, 3.59, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.53, 3.61, 354.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.224, 73.173, 80.169)`
Decimal	`15064287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DCDF, 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 #E5DCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #E5DCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dcdf; }
.text { color: #e5dcdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dcdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 220 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dcdf, #e5dedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E5DCDF?: #E5DCDF is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DCDF?: The RGB value is 229, 220, 223: 229 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DCDF?: The complementary color is #DCE5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.