What color is #EDB3B3?

#EDB3B3 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDB3B3?

The RGB value is 237, 179, 179: 237 red, 179 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDB3B3?

The complementary color is #B3EDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDB3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDB3B3 color

#EDB3B3 rgb(237, 179, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDB3B3 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 70.2% green and 70.2% blue (237, 179, 179).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 62% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#EDB3B3 color codes

HEX	`#EDB3B3`
RGB	`rgb(237, 179, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 70.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 62%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.17, 21.05, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.17, 22.6, 21.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.183, 53.502, 49.849)`
Decimal	`15578035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDB3B3, 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 #EDB3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDB3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #EDB3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edb3b3; }
.text { color: #edb3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edb3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 179 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edb3b3, #edd0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDB3B3?: #EDB3B3 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDB3B3?: The RGB value is 237, 179, 179: 237 red, 179 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDB3B3?: The complementary color is #B3EDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDB3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.