What color is #E5DEDC?

#E5DEDC 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 #E5DEDC?

The RGB value is 229, 222, 220: 229 red, 222 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DEDC?

The complementary color is #DCE3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DEDC color

#E5DEDC rgb(229, 222, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5DEDC is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.1% green and 86.3% blue (229, 222, 220).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 15% 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#E5DEDC color codes

HEX	`#E5DEDC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 222, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 15%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.95, 2.03, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.95, 2.73, 41.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.351, 74.068, 78.234)`
Decimal	`15064796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DEDC, 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 #E5DEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #E5DEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dedc; }
.text { color: #e5dedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 222 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dedc, #e5e3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E5DEDC?: #E5DEDC 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 #E5DEDC?: The RGB value is 229, 222, 220: 229 red, 222 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DEDC?: The complementary color is #DCE3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.