What color is #EDEDE5?

#EDEDE5 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 #EDEDE5?

The RGB value is 237, 237, 229: 237 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEDE5?

The complementary color is #E5E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEDE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEDE5 color

#EDEDE5 rgb(237, 237, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEDE5 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.9% green and 89.8% blue (237, 237, 229).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Wedding (#EDEDE4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#EDEDE5 color codes

HEX	`#EDEDE5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 237, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.55, -1.4, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.55, 4.11, 109.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.35, 84.23, 86.191)`
Decimal	`15592933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEDE5, 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 #EDEDE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEDE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	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 #EDEDE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edede5; }
.text { color: #edede5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edede5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 237 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edede5, #e9ede5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDEDE5?: #EDEDE5 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 #EDEDE5?: The RGB value is 237, 237, 229: 237 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEDE5?: The complementary color is #E5E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEDE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.