What color is #EDBAAF?

#EDBAAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDBAAF?

The RGB value is 237, 186, 175: 237 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDBAAF?

The complementary color is #AFE2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDBAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDBAAF color

#EDBAAF rgb(237, 186, 175)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (237, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 63% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Glow (#EBB9AF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#EDBAAF color codes

HEX	`#EDBAAF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 63%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.74, 16.78, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.74, 20.99, 36.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.223, 56.22, 48.229)`
Decimal	`15579823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDBAAF, 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 #EDBAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDBAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #EDBAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edbaaf; }
.text { color: #edbaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edbaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edbaaf, #edd9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDBAAF?: #EDBAAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDBAAF?: The RGB value is 237, 186, 175: 237 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDBAAF?: The complementary color is #AFE2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDBAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.