What color is #EDAABE?

#EDAABE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDAABE?

The RGB value is 237, 170, 190: 237 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDAABE?

The complementary color is #AAEDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDAABE?

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.

#EDAABE color

#EDAABE rgb(237, 170, 190)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 66.7% green and 74.5% blue (237, 170, 190).

Its hue angle is 342°, 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 Little Princess (#E6AAC1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#EDAABE color codes

HEX	`#EDAABE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 170, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 66.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 65%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.36, 27.44, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.36, 27.44, 359.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.595, 50.475, 55.361)`
Decimal	`15575742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#EDAABE 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 #EDAABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edaabe; }
.text { color: #edaabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edaabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 170 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edaabe, #edb8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDAABE?: #EDAABE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDAABE?: The RGB value is 237, 170, 190: 237 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDAABE?: The complementary color is #AAEDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDAABE?: 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.