What color is #EDDDD9?

#EDDDD9 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 #EDDDD9?

The RGB value is 237, 221, 217: 237 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDDD9?

The complementary color is #D9E9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDDD9 color

#EDDDD9 rgb(237, 221, 217)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EDDDD9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 86.7% green and 85.1% blue (237, 221, 217).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 36% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Russian (#F0E0DC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#EDDDD9 color codes

HEX	`#EDDDD9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 221, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 86.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 36%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.27, 4.8, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.27, 6.2, 39.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.305, 74.728, 76.194)`
Decimal	`15588825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDDD9, 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 #EDDDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #EDDDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edddd9; }
.text { color: #edddd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edddd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 221 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edddd9, #ede7d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDDDD9?: #EDDDD9 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 #EDDDD9?: The RGB value is 237, 221, 217: 237 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDDD9?: The complementary color is #D9E9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.