What color is #EDEDE9?

#EDEDE9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEDE9?

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

What is the complementary color of #EDEDE9?

The complementary color is #E9E9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEDE9 color

#EDEDE9 rgb(237, 237, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEDE9 is a very light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blanco (#EBEAE5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#EDEDE9 color codes

HEX	`#EDEDE9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 237, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.65, -0.7, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.65, 2.06, 110.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.915, 84.456, 89.167)`
Decimal	`15592937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEDE9, 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 #EDEDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #EDEDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edede9; }
.text { color: #edede9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edede9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 237 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edede9, #ebede9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EDEDE9?: #EDEDE9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEDE9?: The RGB value is 237, 237, 233: 237 red, 237 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEDE9?: The complementary color is #E9E9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.