What color is #E7DCD8?

#E7DCD8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DCD8?

The RGB value is 231, 220, 216: 231 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DCD8?

The complementary color is #D8E3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DCD8 color

#E7DCD8 rgb(231, 220, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7DCD8 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (231, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 24% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#E7DCD8 color codes

HEX	`#E7DCD8`
RGB	`rgb(231, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 24%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.51, 3.07, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.51, 4.51, 47.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.941, 73.134, 75.331)`
Decimal	`15195352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DCD8, 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 #E7DCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #E7DCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dcd8; }
.text { color: #e7dcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dcd8, #e7e4d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E7DCD8?: #E7DCD8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DCD8?: The RGB value is 231, 220, 216: 231 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DCD8?: The complementary color is #D8E3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.