What color is #E7D8D4?

#E7D8D4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D8D4?

The RGB value is 231, 216, 212: 231 red, 216 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D8D4?

The complementary color is #D4E3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D8D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D8D4 color

#E7D8D4 rgb(231, 216, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7D8D4 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 84.7% green and 83.1% blue (231, 216, 212).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 28% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#E7D8D4 color codes

HEX	`#E7D8D4`
RGB	`rgb(231, 216, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 84.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 28%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, 4.47, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 5.88, 40.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.393, 70.855, 72.295)`
Decimal	`15194324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D8D4, 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 #E7D8D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D8D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #E7D8D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d8d4; }
.text { color: #e7d8d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d8d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 216 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d8d4, #e7e2d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E7D8D4?: #E7D8D4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D8D4?: The RGB value is 231, 216, 212: 231 red, 216 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D8D4?: The complementary color is #D4E3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D8D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.