What color is #EDDDE6?

#EDDDE6 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 #EDDDE6?

The RGB value is 237, 221, 230: 237 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDDE6?

The complementary color is #DDEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDDE6 color

#EDDDE6 rgb(237, 221, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDDDE6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 86.7% green and 90.2% blue (237, 221, 230).

Its hue angle is 326°, 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#EDDDE6 color codes

HEX	`#EDDDE6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 221, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 86.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.59, 7.02, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.59, 7.42, 340.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.063, 75.431, 85.453)`
Decimal	`15588838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDDE6, 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 #EDDDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #EDDDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddde6; }
.text { color: #eddde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 221 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddde6, #edddde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDDE6?: #EDDDE6 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 #EDDDE6?: The RGB value is 237, 221, 230: 237 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDDE6?: The complementary color is #DDEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.