What color is #EDE7EE?

#EDE7EE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE7EE?

The RGB value is 237, 231, 238: 237 red, 231 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE7EE?

The complementary color is #E8EEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE7EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE7EE color

#EDE7EE rgb(237, 231, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE7EE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 90.6% green and 93.3% blue (237, 231, 238).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 17% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#EDE7EE color codes

HEX	`#EDE7EE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 231, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 90.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 17%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.28, 3.26, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.28, 4.21, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.931, 81.33, 92.412)`
Decimal	`15591406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE7EE, 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 #EDE7EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE7EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #EDE7EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede7ee; }
.text { color: #ede7ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede7ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 231 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede7ee, #eee7ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDE7EE?: #EDE7EE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE7EE?: The RGB value is 237, 231, 238: 237 red, 231 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE7EE?: The complementary color is #E8EEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE7EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.