What color is #E9D9D8?

#E9D9D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D9D8?

The RGB value is 233, 217, 216: 233 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D9D8?

The complementary color is #D8E8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D9D8 color

#E9D9D8 rgb(233, 217, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9D9D8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 85.1% green and 84.7% blue (233, 217, 216).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#E9D9D8 color codes

HEX	`#E9D9D8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 217, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 85.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.92, 5.32, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.92, 5.87, 24.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.81, 71.908, 75.102)`
Decimal	`15325656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D9D8, 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 #E9D9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #E9D9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d9d8; }
.text { color: #e9d9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 217 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d9d8, #e9e2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E9D9D8?: #E9D9D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D9D8?: The RGB value is 233, 217, 216: 233 red, 217 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D9D8?: The complementary color is #D8E8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.