#E3E1D9 Color

#E3E1D9 is rgb(227, 225, 217) in RGB and hsl(48, 15%, 87%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E3E1D9

HEX#E3E1D9

RGBrgb(227, 225, 217)

HSLhsl(48, 15%, 87%)

HSVhsv(48, 4%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.011 95.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E3E1D9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E3E1D9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E3E1D9 Complementary#D9DBE3 Analogous#E3DCD9 Analogous#E0E3D9 Triadic#D9E3E1 Triadic#E1D9E3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E3E1D9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E7E5DF #E9E8E2 #EEECE8 #F0EFEA #F4F3F0 #F6F6F3

Shades

#C9C5B6 #AFA992 #958D6F #756F57 #524E3D #2F2C23

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