What color is #EDCED0?

#EDCED0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDCED0?

The RGB value is 237, 206, 208: 237 red, 206 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDCED0?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDCED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDCED0 color

#EDCED0 rgb(237, 206, 208)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDCED0 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 80.8% green and 81.6% blue (237, 206, 208).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 46% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#EDCED0 color codes

HEX	`#EDCED0`
RGB	`rgb(237, 206, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 80.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 46%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.35, 11.16, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.35, 11.56, 15.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.381, 66.703, 68.935)`
Decimal	`15584976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDCED0, 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 #EDCED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDCED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #EDCED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edced0; }
.text { color: #edced0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edced0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 206 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edced0, #eddcce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDCED0?: #EDCED0 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDCED0?: The RGB value is 237, 206, 208: 237 red, 206 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDCED0?: The complementary color is #CEEDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDCED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.