What color is #E9DDDF?

#E9DDDF is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DDDF?

The RGB value is 233, 221, 223: 233 red, 221 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DDDF?

The complementary color is #DDE9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DDDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DDDF color

#E9DDDF rgb(233, 221, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9DDDF is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.7% green and 87.5% blue (233, 221, 223).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Rose (#E8DBDD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#E9DDDF color codes

HEX	`#E9DDDF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 221, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.09, 4.44, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.09, 4.46, 6.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.778, 74.365, 80.318)`
Decimal	`15326687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DDDF, 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 #E9DDDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DDDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #E9DDDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dddf; }
.text { color: #e9dddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 221 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dddf, #e9e1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E9DDDF?: #E9DDDF is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DDDF?: The RGB value is 233, 221, 223: 233 red, 221 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DDDF?: The complementary color is #DDE9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DDDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.