What color is #EDDDE9?

#EDDDE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDDE9?

The RGB value is 237, 221, 233: 237 red, 221 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDDE9?

The complementary color is #DDEDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDDE9 color

#EDDDE9 rgb(237, 221, 233)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDDDE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 86.7% green and 91.4% blue (237, 221, 233).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#EDDDE9 color codes

HEX	`#EDDDE9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 221, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 86.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.67, 7.55, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.67, 8.49, 332.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.487, 75.601, 87.691)`
Decimal	`15588841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDDE9, 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 #EDDDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #EDDDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddde9; }
.text { color: #eddde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 221 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddde9, #eddde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDDE9?: #EDDDE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDDE9?: The RGB value is 237, 221, 233: 237 red, 221 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDDE9?: The complementary color is #DDEDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.