What color is #EDD9D5?

#EDD9D5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD9D5?

The RGB value is 237, 217, 213: 237 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD9D5?

The complementary color is #D5E9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD9D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD9D5 color

#EDD9D5 rgb(237, 217, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDD9D5 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.1% green and 83.5% blue (237, 217, 213).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 40% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#EDD9D5 color codes

HEX	`#EDD9D5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 217, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 40%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, 6.22, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 7.65, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.747, 72.436, 73.14)`
Decimal	`15587797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD9D5, 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 #EDD9D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD9D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #EDD9D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd9d5; }
.text { color: #edd9d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd9d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 217 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd9d5, #ede5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDD9D5?: #EDD9D5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD9D5?: The RGB value is 237, 217, 213: 237 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD9D5?: The complementary color is #D5E9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD9D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.