What color is #EE55CC?

#EE55CC is a light, vivid magenta known as Kinky Pinky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kinky Pinky?

The RGB value is 238, 85, 204: 238 red, 85 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kinky Pinky?

The complementary color is #55EE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE55CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kinky Pinky color: hex code #EE55CC

#EE55CC rgb(238, 85, 204)

Shades of purple

Kinky Pinky has the hex code #EE55CC. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 33.3% green and 80% blue (238, 85, 204).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

Kinky Pinky (#EE55CC) color codes

HEX	`#EE55CC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 85, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 33.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 82%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 64%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, 70.93, -31.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 77.66, 335.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.408, 29.038, 60.118)`
Decimal	`15619532`
Short hex	`#E5C`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kinky Pinky, 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 #EE55CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE55CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #EE55CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee55cc; }
.text { color: #ee55cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee55cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 85 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee55cc, #ee5580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE55CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE55CC?: #EE55CC is a light, vivid magenta known as Kinky Pinky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kinky Pinky?: The RGB value is 238, 85, 204: 238 red, 85 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kinky Pinky?: The complementary color is #55EE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE55CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.