What color is #E7DADD?

#E7DADD 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 #E7DADD?

The RGB value is 231, 218, 221: 231 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DADD?

The complementary color is #DAE7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DADD color

#E7DADD rgb(231, 218, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7DADD is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.5% green and 86.7% blue (231, 218, 221).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 21% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Rose (#E8DBDD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#E7DADD color codes

HEX	`#E7DADD`
RGB	`rgb(231, 218, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 21%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.14, 4.96, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.14, 4.97, 1.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.076, 72.353, 78.614)`
Decimal	`15194845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DADD, 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 #E7DADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #E7DADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dadd; }
.text { color: #e7dadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 218 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dadd, #e7ddda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E7DADD?: #E7DADD 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 #E7DADD?: The RGB value is 231, 218, 221: 231 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DADD?: The complementary color is #DAE7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.