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#EDCAD1 Color

#EDCAD1 is rgb(237, 202, 209) in RGB, hsl(348, 49%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCAD1
HEX#EDCAD1
RGBrgb(237, 202, 209)
HSLhsl(348, 49%, 86%)
HSVhsv(348, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.04 4.4)
LABlab(84.51% 13.56 1.33)
LCHlch(84.51% 13.62 5.61)

What #EDCAD1 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 #EDCAD1, 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.

#EDCAD1 Channel Values

How #EDCAD1 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 202 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 49% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 12% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCAD1 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDCAD1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDCAD1; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDCAD1

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDCAD1.

How #EDCAD1 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#EDCAD1
Protanopia#D1D1D1
Protanomaly#DCCED1
Deuteranopia#D6D6D0
Deuteranomaly#E0D2D0
Tritanopia#ECCBCB
Tritanomaly#EDCBCD
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCAD1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edcad1: #EDCAD1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCAD1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edcad1': '#EDCAD1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.792, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_edcad1">#EDCAD1</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCAD1"

More Red Colors

#EDCAD1 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDCAD1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCAD1?

#EDCAD1 is a lightest red — rgb(237, 202, 209) in RGB and hsl(348, 49%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #EDCAD1?

#EDCAD1 is rgb(237, 202, 209) — red 237, green 202, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCAD1?

#EDCAD1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCAD1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCAD1 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCAD1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCAD1 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.04, which is visibly different.

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