What color is #E5DDDB?

#E5DDDB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DDDB?

The RGB value is 229, 221, 219: 229 red, 221 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DDDB?

The complementary color is #DBE3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DDDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DDDB color

#E5DDDB rgb(229, 221, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5DDDB is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 86.7% green and 85.9% blue (229, 221, 219).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 16% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.7:1).

#E5DDDB color codes

HEX	`#E5DDDB`
RGB	`rgb(229, 221, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 86.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 16%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.68, 2.37, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.68, 3.07, 39.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.954, 73.486, 77.45)`
Decimal	`15064539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DDDB, 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 #E5DDDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DDDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	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 #E5DDDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dddb; }
.text { color: #e5dddb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dddb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 221 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dddb, #e5e2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E5DDDB?: #E5DDDB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DDDB?: The RGB value is 229, 221, 219: 229 red, 221 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DDDB?: The complementary color is #DBE3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DDDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.