What color is #EECCEE?

#EECCEE is a very light, moderate magenta known as Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bubblegum Crisis?

The RGB value is 238, 204, 238: 238 red, 204 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bubblegum Crisis?

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

Is black or white text better on #EECCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bubblegum Crisis color: hex code #EECCEE

#EECCEE rgb(238, 204, 238)

Shades of purple

Bubblegum Crisis has the hex code #EECCEE. It is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80% green and 93.3% blue (238, 204, 238).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE) color codes

HEX	`#EECCEE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 204, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.77, 17.71, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.77, 21.56, 325.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.283, 67.537, 90.1)`
Decimal	`15650030`
Short hex	`#ECE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bubblegum Crisis, 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 #EECCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #EECCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeccee; }
.text { color: #eeccee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeccee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 204 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeccee, #eeccdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

See #EECCEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EECCEE?: #EECCEE is a very light, moderate magenta known as Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bubblegum Crisis?: The RGB value is 238, 204, 238: 238 red, 204 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bubblegum Crisis?: The complementary color is #CCEECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.