What color is #EDAABD?

#EDAABD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Cupid. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDAABD?

The RGB value is 237, 170, 189: 237 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDAABD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDAABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDAABD color

#EDAABD rgb(237, 170, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDAABD is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 66.7% green and 74.1% blue (237, 170, 189).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 65% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cupid (#F5B2C5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#EDAABD color codes

HEX	`#EDAABD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 170, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 66.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 65%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, 27.29, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 27.29, 0.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.486, 50.431, 54.788)`
Decimal	`15575741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDAABD, 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 #EDAABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDAABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #EDAABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edaabd; }
.text { color: #edaabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edaabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 170 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edaabd, #edb9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDAABD?: #EDAABD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Cupid. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDAABD?: The RGB value is 237, 170, 189: 237 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDAABD?: The complementary color is #AAEDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDAABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.