What color is #E9DCDA?

#E9DCDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DCDA?

The RGB value is 233, 220, 218: 233 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DCDA?

The complementary color is #DAE7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DCDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DCDA color

#E9DCDA rgb(233, 220, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9DCDA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.3% green and 85.5% blue (233, 220, 218).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#E9DCDA color codes

HEX	`#E9DCDA`
RGB	`rgb(233, 220, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.72, 4.1, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.72, 4.84, 32.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.851, 73.573, 76.732)`
Decimal	`15326426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DCDA, 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 #E9DCDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DCDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #E9DCDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dcda; }
.text { color: #e9dcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dcda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 220 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dcda, #e9e4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E9DCDA?: #E9DCDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DCDA?: The RGB value is 233, 220, 218: 233 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DCDA?: The complementary color is #DAE7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DCDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.