What color is #E7DFD7?

#E7DFD7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DFD7?

The RGB value is 231, 223, 215: 231 red, 223 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DFD7?

The complementary color is #D7DFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DFD7 color

#E7DFD7 rgb(231, 223, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7DFD7 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 87.5% green and 84.3% blue (231, 223, 215).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Grim Gray (#E3DCD6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#E7DFD7 color codes

HEX	`#E7DFD7`
RGB	`rgb(231, 223, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.24, 1.35, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.24, 5.06, 74.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.607, 74.671, 74.917)`
Decimal	`15196119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DFD7, 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 #E7DFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #E7DFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dfd7; }
.text { color: #e7dfd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dfd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 223 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dfd7, #e7e7d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #E7DFD7?: #E7DFD7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DFD7?: The RGB value is 231, 223, 215: 231 red, 223 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DFD7?: The complementary color is #D7DFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.