What color is #E5DDD9?

#E5DDD9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DDD9?

The RGB value is 229, 221, 217: 229 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DDD9?

The complementary color is #D9E1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DDD9 color

#E5DDD9 rgb(229, 221, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5DDD9 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 86.7% green and 85.1% blue (229, 221, 217).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 19% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Marble Quarry (#E2DCD7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#E5DDD9 color codes

HEX	`#E5DDD9`
RGB	`rgb(229, 221, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 86.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 19%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.63, 2.03, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.63, 3.56, 55.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.692, 73.381, 76.072)`
Decimal	`15064537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DDD9, 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 #E5DDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #E5DDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ddd9; }
.text { color: #e5ddd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ddd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 221 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ddd9, #e5e3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E5DDD9?: #E5DDD9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DDD9?: The RGB value is 229, 221, 217: 229 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DDD9?: The complementary color is #D9E1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.