What color is #E6D9D6?

#E6D9D6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D9D6?

The RGB value is 230, 217, 214: 230 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D9D6?

The complementary color is #D6E3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D9D6 color

#E6D9D6 rgb(230, 217, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6D9D6 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.1% green and 83.9% blue (230, 217, 214).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#E6D9D6 color codes

HEX	`#E6D9D6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 217, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.63, 3.94, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.63, 5, 37.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.582, 71.305, 73.703)`
Decimal	`15129046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D9D6, 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 #E6D9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #E6D9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d9d6; }
.text { color: #e6d9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 217 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d9d6, #e6e1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E6D9D6?: #E6D9D6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D9D6?: The RGB value is 230, 217, 214: 230 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D9D6?: The complementary color is #D6E3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.