What color is #EDE2E5?

#EDE2E5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE2E5?

The RGB value is 237, 226, 229: 237 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE2E5?

The complementary color is #E2EDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE2E5 color

#EDE2E5 rgb(237, 226, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE2E5 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.6% green and 89.8% blue (237, 226, 229).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#EDE2E5 color codes

HEX	`#EDE2E5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 226, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.8, 4.25, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.8, 4.25, 358.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.262, 78.055, 85.162)`
Decimal	`15590117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE2E5, 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 #EDE2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #EDE2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede2e5; }
.text { color: #ede2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 226 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede2e5, #ede4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDE2E5?: #EDE2E5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE2E5?: The RGB value is 237, 226, 229: 237 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE2E5?: The complementary color is #E2EDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.