What color is #E7E4DE?

#E7E4DE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Party Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E4DE?

The RGB value is 231, 228, 222: 231 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E4DE?

The complementary color is #DEE1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E4DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E4DE color

#E7E4DE rgb(231, 228, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7E4DE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 89.4% green and 87.1% blue (231, 228, 222).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Party Ice (#E6E4DE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#E7E4DE color codes

HEX	`#E7E4DE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 228, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 89.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.67, -0.04, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.67, 3.28, 90.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.881, 77.75, 80.208)`
Decimal	`15197406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E4DE, 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 #E7E4DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E4DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #E7E4DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e4de; }
.text { color: #e7e4de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e4de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 228 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e4de, #e6e7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E7E4DE?: #E7E4DE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Party Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E4DE?: The RGB value is 231, 228, 222: 231 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E4DE?: The complementary color is #DEE1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E4DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.