What color is #E6E4DD?

#E6E4DD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Puffy Pillow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E4DD?

The RGB value is 230, 228, 221: 230 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E4DD?

The complementary color is #DDDFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E4DD color

#E6E4DD rgb(230, 228, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E4DD is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89.4% green and 86.7% blue (230, 228, 221).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Pillow (#E7E5DE), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#E6E4DD color codes

HEX	`#E6E4DD`
RGB	`rgb(230, 228, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 89.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, -0.55, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 3.69, 98.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.426, 77.531, 79.489)`
Decimal	`15131869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E4DD, 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 #E6E4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #E6E4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e4dd; }
.text { color: #e6e4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 228 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e4dd, #e3e6dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E6E4DD?: #E6E4DD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Puffy Pillow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E4DD?: The RGB value is 230, 228, 221: 230 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E4DD?: The complementary color is #DDDFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.