What color is #EDE0E4?

#EDE0E4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE0E4?

The RGB value is 237, 224, 228: 237 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE0E4?

The complementary color is #E0EDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE0E4 color

#EDE0E4 rgb(237, 224, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE0E4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.8% green and 89.4% blue (237, 224, 228).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Rose (#E8DBDD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#EDE0E4 color codes

HEX	`#EDE0E4`
RGB	`rgb(237, 224, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.28, 5.11, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.28, 5.12, 355.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.582, 76.918, 84.249)`
Decimal	`15589604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE0E4, 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 #EDE0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #EDE0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede0e4; }
.text { color: #ede0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 224 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede0e4, #ede3e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDE0E4?: #EDE0E4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE0E4?: The RGB value is 237, 224, 228: 237 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE0E4?: The complementary color is #E0EDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.