What color is #E6DCDB?

#E6DCDB 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 #E6DCDB?

The RGB value is 230, 220, 219: 230 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DCDB?

The complementary color is #DBE5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DCDB color

#E6DCDB rgb(230, 220, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6DCDB is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.3% green and 85.9% blue (230, 220, 219).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 18% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#E6DCDB color codes

HEX	`#E6DCDB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 220, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 86.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 18%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.51, 3.24, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.51, 3.66, 27.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.011, 73.124, 77.378)`
Decimal	`15129819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DCDB, 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 #E6DCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	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 #E6DCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dcdb; }
.text { color: #e6dcdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dcdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 220 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dcdb, #e6e2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E6DCDB?: #E6DCDB 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 #E6DCDB?: The RGB value is 230, 220, 219: 230 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DCDB?: The complementary color is #DBE5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.