What color is #EDCAD0?

#EDCAD0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDCAD0?

The RGB value is 237, 202, 208: 237 red, 202 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDCAD0?

The complementary color is #CAEDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDCAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDCAD0 color

#EDCAD0 rgb(237, 202, 208)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDCAD0 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 79.2% green and 81.6% blue (237, 202, 208).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#EDCAD0 color codes

HEX	`#EDCAD0`
RGB	`rgb(237, 202, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 79.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, 13.26, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 13.36, 6.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.43, 64.801, 68.618)`
Decimal	`15583952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDCAD0, 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 #EDCAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDCAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #EDCAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edcad0; }
.text { color: #edcad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edcad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 202 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edcad0, #edd6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDCAD0?: #EDCAD0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDCAD0?: The RGB value is 237, 202, 208: 237 red, 202 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDCAD0?: The complementary color is #CAEDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDCAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.