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#EDE3EA Color

#EDE3EA is rgb(237, 227, 234) in RGB, hsl(318, 22%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDE3EA
HEX#EDE3EA
RGBrgb(237, 227, 234)
HSLhsl(318, 22%, 91%)
HSVhsv(318, 4%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.014 336.2)
LABlab(91.19% 4.42 -2.14)
LCHlch(91.19% 4.92 334.14)

What #EDE3EA 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 #EDE3EA, 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 pink in the library.

#EDE3EA Channel Values

How #EDE3EA 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 227 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 22% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 4% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 1% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDE3EA 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDE3EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDE3EA; 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 #EDE3EA

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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Shades

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How #EDE3EA 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#EDE3EA
Protanopia#E5E5EA
Protanomaly#E8E4EA
Deuteranopia#E6E6EA
Deuteranomaly#E9E5EA
Tritanopia#ECE4E4
Tritanomaly#ECE4E6
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #EDE3EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ede3ea: #EDE3EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDE3EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ede3ea': '#EDE3EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.890, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_ede3ea">#EDE3EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDE3EA"

More Pink Colors

#EDE3EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDE3EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDE3EA?

#EDE3EA is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 227, 234) in RGB and hsl(318, 22%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #EDE3EA?

#EDE3EA is rgb(237, 227, 234) — red 237, green 227, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDE3EA?

#EDE3EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDE3EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDE3EA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDE3EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDE3EA 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 lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 5.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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