What color is #E6DFDD?

#E6DFDD 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 #E6DFDD?

The RGB value is 230, 223, 221: 230 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DFDD?

The complementary color is #DDE4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DFDD color

#E6DFDD rgb(230, 223, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6DFDD is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.5% green and 86.7% blue (230, 223, 221).

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 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#E6DFDD color codes

HEX	`#E6DFDD`
RGB	`rgb(230, 223, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 15%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.31, 2.03, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.31, 2.73, 41.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.07, 74.819, 79.037)`
Decimal	`15130589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DFDD, 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 #E6DFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #E6DFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dfdd; }
.text { color: #e6dfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 223 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dfdd, #e6e4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E6DFDD?: #E6DFDD 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 #E6DFDD?: The RGB value is 230, 223, 221: 230 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DFDD?: The complementary color is #DDE4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.