What color is #E7DEDE?

#E7DEDE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DEDE?

The RGB value is 231, 222, 222: 231 red, 222 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DEDE?

The complementary color is #DEE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DEDE color

#E7DEDE rgb(231, 222, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7DEDE is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 87.1% green and 87.1% blue (231, 222, 222).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#E7DEDE color codes

HEX	`#E7DEDE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 222, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.16, 3.06, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.16, 3.25, 19.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.259, 74.506, 79.667)`
Decimal	`15195870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DEDE, 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 #E7DEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #E7DEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dede; }
.text { color: #e7dede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 222 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dede, #e7e3de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E7DEDE?: #E7DEDE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DEDE?: The RGB value is 231, 222, 222: 231 red, 222 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DEDE?: The complementary color is #DEE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.