What color is #EDDAE1?

#EDDAE1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDAE1?

The RGB value is 237, 218, 225: 237 red, 218 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDAE1?

The complementary color is #DAEDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDAE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDAE1 color

#EDDAE1 rgb(237, 218, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDDAE1 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.5% green and 88.2% blue (237, 218, 225).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 35% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#EDDAE1 color codes

HEX	`#EDDAE1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 218, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 35%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.73, 7.71, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.73, 7.78, 352.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.585, 73.585, 81.546)`
Decimal	`15588065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDAE1, 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 #EDDAE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDAE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	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 #EDDAE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddae1; }
.text { color: #eddae1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddae1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 218 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddae1, #eddcda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDAE1?: #EDDAE1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDAE1?: The RGB value is 237, 218, 225: 237 red, 218 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDAE1?: The complementary color is #DAEDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDAE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.