What color is #EDEDEB?

#EDEDEB is a light gray, closest to the named color Mystic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEDEB?

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

What is the complementary color of #EDEDEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEDEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEDEB color

#EDEDEB rgb(237, 237, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEDEB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mystic White (#EBEBE9), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#EDEDEB color codes

HEX	`#EDEDEB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 237, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.7, -0.35, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.7, 1.03, 110.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.202, 84.571, 90.68)`
Decimal	`15592939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEDEB, 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 #EDEDEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEDEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #EDEDEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EDEDEB?: #EDEDEB is a light gray, closest to the named color Mystic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEDEB?: The RGB value is 237, 237, 235: 237 red, 237 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEDEB?: The complementary color is #EBEBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEDEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.