What color is #EDECE4?

#EDECE4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Wedding. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDECE4?

The RGB value is 237, 236, 228: 237 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDECE4?

The complementary color is #E4E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDECE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDECE4 color

#EDECE4 rgb(237, 236, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDECE4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.5% green and 89.4% blue (237, 236, 228).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 20% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Wedding (#EDEDE4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#EDECE4 color codes

HEX	`#EDECE4`
RGB	`rgb(237, 236, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 20%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.28, -1.06, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.28, 4.13, 104.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.922, 83.597, 85.362)`
Decimal	`15592676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDECE4, 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 #EDECE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDECE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #EDECE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edece4; }
.text { color: #edece4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edece4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 236 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edece4, #eaede4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDECE4?: #EDECE4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Wedding. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDECE4?: The RGB value is 237, 236, 228: 237 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDECE4?: The complementary color is #E4E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDECE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.