What color is #EEBBDD?

#EEBBDD is a very light, moderate rose known as Rosecco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rosecco?

The RGB value is 238, 187, 221: 238 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rosecco?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEBBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rosecco color: hex code #EEBBDD

#EEBBDD rgb(238, 187, 221)

Shades of pink

Rosecco has the hex code #EEBBDD. It is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 73.3% green and 86.7% blue (238, 187, 221).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

Rosecco (#EEBBDD) color codes

HEX	`#EEBBDD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 187, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 73.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, 23.72, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 25.73, 337.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.08, 58.94, 76.288)`
Decimal	`15645661`
Short hex	`#EBD`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rosecco, 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 #EEBBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #EEBBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebbdd; }
.text { color: #eebbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 187 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebbdd, #eebbc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

See #EEBBDD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEBBDD?: #EEBBDD is a very light, moderate rose known as Rosecco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rosecco?: The RGB value is 238, 187, 221: 238 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rosecco?: The complementary color is #BBEECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.