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#EDB7AB Color

#EDB7AB is rgb(237, 183, 171) in RGB, hsl(11, 65%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Melon (#FEBAAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB7AB
HEX#EDB7AB
RGBrgb(237, 183, 171)
HSLhsl(11, 65%, 80%)
HSVhsv(11, 28%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.065 32.8)
LABlab(79.19% 18.90 14.05)
LCHlch(79.19% 23.55 36.62)

What #EDB7AB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDB7AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EDB7AB Channel Values

How #EDB7AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 183 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 65% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 28% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB7AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDB7AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB7AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EDB7AB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #EDB7AB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDB7AB
Protanopia#C2C2AB
Protanomaly#D4BDAB
Deuteranopia#CBCBA9
Deuteranomaly#D9C3AA
Tritanopia#EEB6B6
Tritanomaly#EEB6B1
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB7AB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edb7ab: #EDB7AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB7AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb7ab': '#EDB7AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.718, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_edb7ab">#EDB7AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB7AB"

More Red Colors

#EDB7AB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDB7AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB7AB?

#EDB7AB is a lightest red — rgb(237, 183, 171) in RGB and hsl(11, 65%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Melon (#FEBAAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #EDB7AB?

#EDB7AB is rgb(237, 183, 171) — red 237, green 183, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB7AB?

#EDB7AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB7AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB7AB scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB7AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB7AB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.56, which is visibly different.

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