What color is #E6DCD3?

#E6DCD3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DCD3?

The RGB value is 230, 220, 211: 230 red, 220 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DCD3?

The complementary color is #D3DDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DCD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DCD3 color

#E6DCD3 rgb(230, 220, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6DCD3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.3% green and 82.7% blue (230, 220, 211).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dallas Dust (#ECE0D6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#E6DCD3 color codes

HEX	`#E6DCD3`
RGB	`rgb(230, 220, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 86.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.31, 1.88, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.31, 5.94, 71.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.983, 72.713, 71.964)`
Decimal	`15129811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DCD3, 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 #E6DCD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DCD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #E6DCD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dcd3; }
.text { color: #e6dcd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dcd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 220 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dcd3, #e6e6d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6DCD3?: #E6DCD3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DCD3?: The RGB value is 230, 220, 211: 230 red, 220 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DCD3?: The complementary color is #D3DDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DCD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.