What color is #EDD9DB?

#EDD9DB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Discrete Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD9DB?

The RGB value is 237, 217, 219: 237 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD9DB?

The complementary color is #D9EDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD9DB color

#EDD9DB rgb(237, 217, 219)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDD9DB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.1% green and 85.9% blue (237, 217, 219).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 36% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Discrete Pink (#EBDBDD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#EDD9DB color codes

HEX	`#EDD9DB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 217, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 36%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, 7.21, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 7.37, 11.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.523, 72.746, 77.225)`
Decimal	`15587803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD9DB, 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 #EDD9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #EDD9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd9db; }
.text { color: #edd9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 217 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd9db, #ede1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDD9DB?: #EDD9DB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Discrete Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD9DB?: The RGB value is 237, 217, 219: 237 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD9DB?: The complementary color is #D9EDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.