What color is #EDDCD7?

#EDDCD7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Russian. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDCD7?

The RGB value is 237, 220, 215: 237 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDCD7?

The complementary color is #D7E8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDCD7 color

#EDDCD7 rgb(237, 220, 215)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EDDCD7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 86.3% green and 84.3% blue (237, 220, 215).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Russian (#F0E0DC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#EDDCD7 color codes

HEX	`#EDDCD7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 220, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 86.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.97, 4.99, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.97, 6.75, 42.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.783, 74.098, 74.745)`
Decimal	`15588567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDCD7, 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 #EDDCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #EDDCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddcd7; }
.text { color: #eddcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 220 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddcd7, #ede7d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDDCD7?: #EDDCD7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Russian. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDCD7?: The RGB value is 237, 220, 215: 237 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDCD7?: The complementary color is #D7E8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.