What color is #EDE6E7?

#EDE6E7 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE6E7?

The RGB value is 237, 230, 231: 237 red, 230 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE6E7?

The complementary color is #E6EDEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE6E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE6E7 color

#EDE6E7 rgb(237, 230, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE6E7 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 90.2% green and 90.6% blue (237, 230, 231).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 16% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#EDE6E7 color codes

HEX	`#EDE6E7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 230, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 90.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 16%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, 2.53, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 2.56, 7.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.644, 80.368, 87.008)`
Decimal	`15591143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE6E7, 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 #EDE6E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE6E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #EDE6E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede6e7; }
.text { color: #ede6e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede6e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 230 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede6e7, #ede9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EDE6E7?: #EDE6E7 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE6E7?: The RGB value is 237, 230, 231: 237 red, 230 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE6E7?: The complementary color is #E6EDEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE6E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.