What color is #EDD6E0?

#EDD6E0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD6E0?

The RGB value is 237, 214, 224: 237 red, 214 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD6E0?

The complementary color is #D6EDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD6E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD6E0 color

#EDD6E0 rgb(237, 214, 224)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDD6E0 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 83.9% green and 87.8% blue (237, 214, 224).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 39% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#EDD6E0 color codes

HEX	`#EDD6E0`
RGB	`rgb(237, 214, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 83.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 39%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.72, 9.63, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.72, 9.84, 348.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.425, 71.481, 80.488)`
Decimal	`15587040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD6E0, 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 #EDD6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD6E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #EDD6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd6e0; }
.text { color: #edd6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 214 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd6e0, #edd7d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDD6E0?: #EDD6E0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD6E0?: The RGB value is 237, 214, 224: 237 red, 214 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD6E0?: The complementary color is #D6EDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD6E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.