What color is #EDEBF6?

#EDEBF6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEBF6?

The RGB value is 237, 235, 246: 237 red, 235 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEBF6?

The complementary color is #F4F6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEBF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEBF6 color

#EDEBF6 rgb(237, 235, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEBF6 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.2% green and 96.5% blue (237, 235, 246).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#EDEBF6 color codes

HEX	`#EDEBF6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 235, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, 2.65, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 5.72, 297.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.265, 84.075, 99.118)`
Decimal	`15592438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEBF6, 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 #EDEBF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEBF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #EDEBF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edebf6; }
.text { color: #edebf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edebf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 235 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edebf6, #f3ebf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EDEBF6?: #EDEBF6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEBF6?: The RGB value is 237, 235, 246: 237 red, 235 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEBF6?: The complementary color is #F4F6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEBF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.