What color is #E6DAD8?

#E6DAD8 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 #E6DAD8?

The RGB value is 230, 218, 216: 230 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DAD8?

The complementary color is #D8E4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DAD8 color

#E6DAD8 rgb(230, 218, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6DAD8 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (230, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 22% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#E6DAD8 color codes

HEX	`#E6DAD8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 22%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, 3.76, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 4.49, 33.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.098, 71.924, 75.142)`
Decimal	`15129304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DAD8, 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 #E6DAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #E6DAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dad8; }
.text { color: #e6dad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dad8, #e6e1d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E6DAD8?: #E6DAD8 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 #E6DAD8?: The RGB value is 230, 218, 216: 230 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DAD8?: The complementary color is #D8E4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.