What color is #EDDFE8?

#EDDFE8 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 #EDDFE8?

The RGB value is 237, 223, 232: 237 red, 223 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDFE8?

The complementary color is #DFEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDFE8 color

#EDDFE8 rgb(237, 223, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EDDFE8 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.5% green and 91% blue (237, 223, 232).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% 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 16.32:1).

#EDDFE8 color codes

HEX	`#EDDFE8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 223, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.14, 6.33, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.14, 6.87, 337.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.876, 76.607, 87.118)`
Decimal	`15589352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDFE8, 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 #EDDFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	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 #EDDFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddfe8; }
.text { color: #eddfe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddfe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 223 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddfe8, #eddfe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDFE8?: #EDDFE8 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 #EDDFE8?: The RGB value is 237, 223, 232: 237 red, 223 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDFE8?: The complementary color is #DFEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.