What color is #E7DDED?

#E7DDED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DDED?

The RGB value is 231, 221, 237: 231 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DDED?

The complementary color is #E3EDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DDED color

#E7DDED rgb(231, 221, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7DDED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 86.7% green and 92.9% blue (231, 221, 237).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#E7DDED color codes

HEX	`#E7DDED`
RGB	`rgb(231, 221, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 86.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.31, 6.26, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.31, 9.08, 313.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.095, 74.817, 90.642)`
Decimal	`15195629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DDED, 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 #E7DDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #E7DDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dded; }
.text { color: #e7dded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 221 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dded, #edddeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E7DDED?: #E7DDED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DDED?: The RGB value is 231, 221, 237: 231 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DDED?: The complementary color is #E3EDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.