What color is #EDE9EF?

#EDE9EF is a very light, grayish magenta known as Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE9EF?

The RGB value is 237, 233, 239: 237 red, 233 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE9EF?

The complementary color is #EBEFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE9EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE9EF color

#EDE9EF rgb(237, 233, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE9EF is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.4% green and 93.7% blue (237, 233, 239).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 16% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

This exact color is also called Greek Goddess.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#EDE9EF color codes

HEX	`#EDE9EF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 233, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.4%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 16%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.8, 2.41, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.8, 3.42, 314.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.641, 82.514, 93.376)`
Decimal	`15591919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE9EF, 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 #EDE9EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE9EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #EDE9EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede9ef; }
.text { color: #ede9ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede9ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 233 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede9ef, #efe9ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EDE9EF?: #EDE9EF is a very light, grayish magenta known as Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE9EF?: The RGB value is 237, 233, 239: 237 red, 233 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE9EF?: The complementary color is #EBEFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE9EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.