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#EDE8EB Color

#EDE8EB is rgb(237, 232, 235) in RGB, hsl(324, 12%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDE8EB
HEX#EDE8EB
RGBrgb(237, 232, 235)
HSLhsl(324, 12%, 92%)
HSVhsv(324, 2%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.007 340.4)
LABlab(92.45% 2.14 -0.83)
LCHlch(92.45% 2.29 338.72)

What #EDE8EB 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 #EDE8EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 3.36Isabelline#F4F0ECΔE 4.35Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 4.68Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 5.22Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 5.22Petal#F5E2E2ΔE 5.73

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

#EDE8EB Channel Values

How #EDE8EB 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 232 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 12% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 2% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 1% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDE8EB 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDE8EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDE8EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDE8EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDE8EB
Complementary
#E8EDEA
Analogous
#EDE8ED
Analogous
#EDE8E9
Triadic
#EBEDE8
Triadic
#E8EBED
Split comp.
#E9EDE8
Split comp.
#E8EDED

Tints & Shades of #EDE8EB

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

#EFEBEE
#F2EEF0
#F4F1F3
#F4F1F3
#F6F4F5
#F8F6F8

Shades

#D0C3CB
#B5A1AD
#987C8D
#785E6E
#53414C
#31262C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDE8EB.

How #EDE8EB 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#EDE8EB
Protanopia#E9E9EB
Protanomaly#EBE9EB
Deuteranopia#EAEAEB
Deuteranomaly#EBE9EB
Tritanopia#EDE8E8
Tritanomaly#EDE8E9
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDE8EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ede8eb: #EDE8EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDE8EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ede8eb': '#EDE8EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.910, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_ede8eb">#EDE8EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDE8EB"

More Pink Colors

#EDE8EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDE8EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDE8EB?

#EDE8EB is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 232, 235) in RGB and hsl(324, 12%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.36.

What is the RGB value of #EDE8EB?

#EDE8EB is rgb(237, 232, 235) — red 237, green 232, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDE8EB?

#EDE8EB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDE8EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDE8EB scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDE8EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDE8EB 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 whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.68, which is very hard to tell apart.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.