What color is #EDDCE7?

#EDDCE7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDCE7?

The RGB value is 237, 220, 231: 237 red, 220 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDCE7?

The complementary color is #DCEDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDCE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDCE7 color

#EDDCE7 rgb(237, 220, 231)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDDCE7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 86.3% green and 90.6% blue (237, 220, 231).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#EDDCE7 color codes

HEX	`#EDDCE7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 220, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 86.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.37, 7.71, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.37, 8.38, 337.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.94, 74.961, 86.107)`
Decimal	`15588583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDCE7, 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 #EDDCE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDCE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	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 #EDDCE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddce7; }
.text { color: #eddce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 220 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddce7, #eddcde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDCE7?: #EDDCE7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDCE7?: The RGB value is 237, 220, 231: 237 red, 220 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDCE7?: The complementary color is #DCEDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDCE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.