What color is #EEBBBB?

#EEBBBB is a very light, moderate red known as Angry Ghost. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Angry Ghost?

The RGB value is 238, 187, 187: 238 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Angry Ghost?

The complementary color is #BBEEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEBBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Angry Ghost color: hex code #EEBBBB

#EEBBBB rgb(238, 187, 187)

Shades of pink

Angry Ghost has the hex code #EEBBBB. It is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (238, 187, 187).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

Angry Ghost (#EEBBBB) color codes

HEX	`#EEBBBB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 187, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 73.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.35, 18.32, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.35, 19.62, 21.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62, 57.308, 54.8)`
Decimal	`15645627`
Short hex	`#EBB`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Angry Ghost, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EEBBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EEBBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebbbb; }
.text { color: #eebbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 187 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebbbb, #eed4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEBBBB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEBBBB?: #EEBBBB is a very light, moderate red known as Angry Ghost. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Angry Ghost?: The RGB value is 238, 187, 187: 238 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Angry Ghost?: The complementary color is #BBEEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.