What color is #EDD3E6?

#EDD3E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD3E6?

The RGB value is 237, 211, 230: 237 red, 211 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD3E6?

The complementary color is #D3EDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD3E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD3E6 color

#EDD3E6 rgb(237, 211, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDD3E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 82.7% green and 90.2% blue (237, 211, 230).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 42% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#EDD3E6 color codes

HEX	`#EDD3E6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 211, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 82.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 42%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.15, 12.25, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.15, 13.65, 333.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.501, 70.307, 84.599)`
Decimal	`15586278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD3E6, 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 #EDD3E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD3E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #EDD3E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd3e6; }
.text { color: #edd3e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd3e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 211 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd3e6, #edd3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDD3E6?: #EDD3E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD3E6?: The RGB value is 237, 211, 230: 237 red, 211 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD3E6?: The complementary color is #D3EDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD3E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.