What color is #EDC3C5?

#EDC3C5 is a very light, moderate red known as Berry Good. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Berry Good?

The RGB value is 237, 195, 197: 237 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Berry Good?

The complementary color is #C3EDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDC3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Berry Good color: hex code #EDC3C5

#EDC3C5 rgb(237, 195, 197)

Shades of pink

Berry Good has the hex code #EDC3C5. It is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 76.5% green and 77.3% blue (237, 195, 197).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 54% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

Berry Good (#EDC3C5) color codes

HEX	`#EDC3C5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 195, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 76.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 54%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, 15.22, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 15.91, 16.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.518, 61.068, 61.201)`
Decimal	`15582149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Berry Good, 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 #EDC3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDC3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #EDC3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edc3c5; }
.text { color: #edc3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edc3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 195 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edc3c5, #edd6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EDC3C5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDC3C5?: #EDC3C5 is a very light, moderate red known as Berry Good. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Berry Good?: The RGB value is 237, 195, 197: 237 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Berry Good?: The complementary color is #C3EDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDC3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.