Recognised as Colour
#EDC8DA
- #EDC8DA
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDC8DA is a red with RGB values 237, 200, 218 and HSL 331°, 51%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDC8DA#EDC8DA
HEX#EDC8DA
RGBrgb(237, 200, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7843, 0.8549
RGB percentages92.9%, 78.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(330.8, 50.7%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 15.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,450
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC8DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#123725
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8EDDB
Analogous#EDC8ED, #EDC9C8
Triadic#DAEDC8, #C8DAED
Split complementary#C8EDC9, #C8EDED
Tetradic#EDEDC8, #C8EDDB, #C9C8ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G200
B218
Red237 (92.9%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue330.81°
Saturation (HSL)50.68%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C8 · B DA
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