What color is #EDCBCF?

#EDCBCF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Abloom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDCBCF?

The RGB value is 237, 203, 207: 237 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDCBCF?

The complementary color is #CBEDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDCBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDCBCF color

#EDCBCF rgb(237, 203, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 79.6% green and 81.2% blue (237, 203, 207).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Abloom (#F1CBCD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#EDCBCF color codes

HEX	`#EDCBCF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 203, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 79.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.6, 12.57, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.6, 12.81, 11.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.543, 65.223, 68.051)`
Decimal	`15584207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDCBCF, 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 #EDCBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDCBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #EDCBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edcbcf; }
.text { color: #edcbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edcbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 203 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edcbcf, #edd8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDCBCF?: #EDCBCF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Abloom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDCBCF?: The RGB value is 237, 203, 207: 237 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDCBCF?: The complementary color is #CBEDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDCBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.