What color is #EEAAEE?

#EEAAEE is a light, moderate magenta known as Pinky Swear. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pinky Swear?

The RGB value is 238, 170, 238: 238 red, 170 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pinky Swear?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEAAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pinky Swear color: hex code #EEAAEE

#EEAAEE rgb(238, 170, 238)

Shades of purple

Pinky Swear has the hex code #EEAAEE. It is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green and 93.3% blue (238, 170, 238).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 67% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

Pinky Swear (#EEAAEE) color codes

HEX	`#EEAAEE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 170, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 66.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 67%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 29%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.94, 35.77, -24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.94, 43.15, 326.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.066, 53.102, 87.695)`
Decimal	`15641326`
Short hex	`#EAE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pinky Swear, 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 #EEAAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEAAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #EEAAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeaaee; }
.text { color: #eeaaee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeaaee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 170 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeaaee, #eeaacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

See #EEAAEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEAAEE?: #EEAAEE is a light, moderate magenta known as Pinky Swear. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pinky Swear?: The RGB value is 238, 170, 238: 238 red, 170 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pinky Swear?: The complementary color is #AAEEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEAAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.