What color is #E7DAD9?

#E7DAD9 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DAD9?

The RGB value is 231, 218, 217: 231 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DAD9?

The complementary color is #D9E6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DAD9 color

#E7DAD9 rgb(231, 218, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7DAD9 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.5% green and 85.1% blue (231, 218, 217).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 23% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Rose (#E8DBDD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#E7DAD9 color codes

HEX	`#E7DAD9`
RGB	`rgb(231, 218, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 23%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, 4.28, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 4.76, 26.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.549, 72.142, 75.84)`
Decimal	`15194841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DAD9, 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 #E7DAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #E7DAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dad9; }
.text { color: #e7dad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 218 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dad9, #e7e1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E7DAD9?: #E7DAD9 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DAD9?: The RGB value is 231, 218, 217: 231 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DAD9?: The complementary color is #D9E6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.