What color is #EDE9F2?

#EDE9F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE9F2?

The RGB value is 237, 233, 242: 237 red, 233 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE9F2?

The complementary color is #EEF2E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE9F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE9F2 color

#EDE9F2 rgb(237, 233, 242)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE9F2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.4% green and 94.9% blue (237, 233, 242).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 26% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#EDE9F2 color codes

HEX	`#EDE9F2`
RGB	`rgb(237, 233, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.4%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 26%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, 2.95, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 4.87, 307.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.088, 82.693, 95.729)`
Decimal	`15591922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE9F2, 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 #EDE9F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE9F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #EDE9F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede9f2; }
.text { color: #ede9f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede9f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 233 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede9f2, #f2e9f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EDE9F2?: #EDE9F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE9F2?: The RGB value is 237, 233, 242: 237 red, 233 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE9F2?: The complementary color is #EEF2E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE9F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.