What color is #EDD8D8?

#EDD8D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD8D8?

The RGB value is 237, 216, 216: 237 red, 216 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD8D8?

The complementary color is #D8EDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD8D8 color

#EDD8D8 rgb(237, 216, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDD8D8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 84.7% green and 84.7% blue (237, 216, 216).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#EDD8D8 color codes

HEX	`#EDD8D8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 216, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 84.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88, 7.23, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88, 7.69, 19.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.874, 72.075, 75.078)`
Decimal	`15587544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD8D8, 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 #EDD8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #EDD8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd8d8; }
.text { color: #edd8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 216 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd8d8, #ede3d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDD8D8?: #EDD8D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD8D8?: The RGB value is 237, 216, 216: 237 red, 216 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD8D8?: The complementary color is #D8EDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.