What color is #E9D3D1?

#E9D3D1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D3D1?

The RGB value is 233, 211, 209: 233 red, 211 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D3D1?

The complementary color is #D1E7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D3D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D3D1 color

#E9D3D1 rgb(233, 211, 209)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9D3D1 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 82.7% green and 82% blue (233, 211, 209).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 35% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fresco (#F4DBD9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#E9D3D1 color codes

HEX	`#E9D3D1`
RGB	`rgb(233, 211, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 82.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 35%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.26, 7.29, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.26, 8.2, 27.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.406, 68.517, 69.931)`
Decimal	`15324113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D3D1, 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 #E9D3D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D3D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #E9D3D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d3d1; }
.text { color: #e9d3d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d3d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 211 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d3d1, #e9dfd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E9D3D1?: #E9D3D1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D3D1?: The RGB value is 233, 211, 209: 233 red, 211 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D3D1?: The complementary color is #D1E7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D3D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.