What color is #E7E8DD?

#E7E8DD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Conquering White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E8DD?

The RGB value is 231, 232, 221: 231 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E8DD?

The complementary color is #DEDDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E8DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E8DD color

#E7E8DD rgb(231, 232, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7E8DD is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 91% green and 86.7% blue (231, 232, 221).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 19% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Olive Conquering White (#E4E5D8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#E7E8DD color codes

HEX	`#E7E8DD`
RGB	`rgb(231, 232, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 91%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 19%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.65, -2.26, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.65, 5.69, 113.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.861, 79.923, 79.875)`
Decimal	`15198429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E8DD, 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 #E7E8DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E8DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #E7E8DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e8dd; }
.text { color: #e7e8dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e8dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 232 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e8dd, #e2e8dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E7E8DD?: #E7E8DD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Conquering White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E8DD?: The RGB value is 231, 232, 221: 231 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E8DD?: The complementary color is #DEDDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E8DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.