Recognised as Colour
#EDCEDD
- #EDCEDD
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDCEDD is a red with RGB values 237, 206, 221 and HSL 331°, 46%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDCEDD#EDCEDD
HEX#EDCEDD
RGBrgb(237, 206, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8078, 0.8667
RGB percentages92.9%, 80.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(331, 46.3%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331, 13.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 6.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,584,989
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCEDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#123122
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEEDDE
Analogous#EDCEED, #EDCFCE
Triadic#DDEDCE, #CEDDED
Split complementary#CEEDCF, #CEEDED
Tetradic#EDEDCE, #CEEDDE, #CFCEED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G206
B221
Red237 (92.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue330.97°
Saturation (HSL)46.27%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CE · B DD
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