What color is #EDDDE5?

#EDDDE5 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 #EDDDE5?

The RGB value is 237, 221, 229: 237 red, 221 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDDE5?

The complementary color is #DDEDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDDE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDDE5 color

#EDDDE5 rgb(237, 221, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDDDE5 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 86.7% green and 89.8% blue (237, 221, 229).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#EDDDE5 color codes

HEX	`#EDDDE5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 221, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 86.7%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.57, 6.84, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.57, 7.11, 344.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.923, 75.375, 84.715)`
Decimal	`15588837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDDE5, 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 #EDDDE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDDE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #EDDDE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddde5; }
.text { color: #eddde5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddde5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 221 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddde5, #eddddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDDE5?: #EDDDE5 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 #EDDDE5?: The RGB value is 237, 221, 229: 237 red, 221 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDDE5?: The complementary color is #DDEDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDDE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.