What color is #EADFDD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EADFDD?

The RGB value is 234, 223, 221: 234 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADFDD?

The complementary color is #DDE8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EADFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADFDD color

#EADFDD rgb(234, 223, 221)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 87.5% green and 86.7% blue (234, 223, 221).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#EADFDD color codes

HEX	`#EADFDD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 223, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 87.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.62, 3.4, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.62, 4.11, 34.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.369, 75.489, 79.098)`
Decimal	`15392733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADFDD, 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 #EADFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #EADFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadfdd; }
.text { color: #eadfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 223 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadfdd, #eae6dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EADFDD?: #EADFDD is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADFDD?: The RGB value is 234, 223, 221: 234 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADFDD?: The complementary color is #DDE8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.