What color is #E7DFDF?

#E7DFDF 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 #E7DFDF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E7DFDF?

The complementary color is #DFE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DFDF color

#E7DFDF rgb(231, 223, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7DFDF is a very light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#E7DFDF color codes

HEX	`#E7DFDF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 223, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.44, 2.72, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.44, 2.88, 19.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.66, 75.092, 80.464)`
Decimal	`15196127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DFDF, 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 #E7DFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #E7DFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dfdf; }
.text { color: #e7dfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 223 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dfdf, #e7e3df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E7DFDF?: #E7DFDF 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 #E7DFDF?: The RGB value is 231, 223, 223: 231 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DFDF?: The complementary color is #DFE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.