What color is #EDB6BA?

#EDB6BA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDB6BA?

The RGB value is 237, 182, 186: 237 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDB6BA?

The complementary color is #B6EDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDB6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDB6BA color

#EDB6BA rgb(237, 182, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDB6BA is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 71.4% green and 72.9% blue (237, 182, 186).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 60% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#EDB6BA color codes

HEX	`#EDB6BA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 182, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 71.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 60%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.05, 20.46, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.05, 21.24, 15.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.517, 55.008, 53.875)`
Decimal	`15578810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDB6BA, 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 #EDB6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDB6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #EDB6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edb6ba; }
.text { color: #edb6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edb6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 182 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edb6ba, #edcdb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDB6BA?: #EDB6BA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDB6BA?: The RGB value is 237, 182, 186: 237 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDB6BA?: The complementary color is #B6EDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDB6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.