What color is #E7D7DD?

#E7D7DD is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D7DD?

The RGB value is 231, 215, 221: 231 red, 215 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D7DD?

The complementary color is #D7E7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D7DD color

#E7D7DD rgb(231, 215, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7D7DD is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 84.3% green and 86.7% blue (231, 215, 221).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 25% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#E7D7DD color codes

HEX	`#E7D7DD`
RGB	`rgb(231, 215, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 84.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 25%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.39, 6.53, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.39, 6.6, 351.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.305, 70.811, 78.357)`
Decimal	`15194077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D7DD, 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 #E7D7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #E7D7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d7dd; }
.text { color: #e7d7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 215 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d7dd, #e7d9d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E7D7DD?: #E7D7DD is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D7DD?: The RGB value is 231, 215, 221: 231 red, 215 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D7DD?: The complementary color is #D7E7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.