What color is #EDDEE7?

#EDDEE7 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 #EDDEE7?

The RGB value is 237, 222, 231: 237 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDEE7?

The complementary color is #DEEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDEE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDEE7 color

#EDDEE7 rgb(237, 222, 231)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDDEE7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.1% green and 90.6% blue (237, 222, 231).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 29% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% 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 16.2:1).

#EDDEE7 color codes

HEX	`#EDDEE7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 222, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 29%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, 6.67, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 7.14, 339.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.468, 76.017, 86.283)`
Decimal	`15589095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDEE7, 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 #EDDEE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDEE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #EDDEE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddee7; }
.text { color: #eddee7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddee7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 222 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddee7, #eddee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDEE7?: #EDDEE7 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 #EDDEE7?: The RGB value is 237, 222, 231: 237 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDEE7?: The complementary color is #DEEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDEE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.