#E1E9CD Color

#E1E9CD is rgb(225, 233, 205) in RGB and hsl(77, 39%, 86%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E1E9CD

HEX#E1E9CD

RGBrgb(225, 233, 205)

HSLhsl(77, 39%, 86%)

HSVhsv(77, 12%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.038 120.1)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E1E9CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E1E9CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E1E9CD Complementary#D5CDE9 Analogous#E9E3CD Analogous#D3E9CD Triadic#CDE1E9 Triadic#E9CDE1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E1E9CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E6ECD4 #E8EED8 #ECF1DF #F0F4E6 #F4F7ED #F7F9F1

Shades

#C8D7A3 #B1C57C #97B351 #748A3D #50602A #303919

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