What color is #EABBD9?

#EABBD9 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rosecco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EABBD9?

The RGB value is 234, 187, 217: 234 red, 187 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EABBD9?

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

Is black or white text better on #EABBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EABBD9 color

#EABBD9 rgb(234, 187, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EABBD9 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 73.3% green and 85.1% blue (234, 187, 217).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 53% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Rosecco (#EEBBDD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#EABBD9 color codes

HEX	`#EABBD9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 187, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 73.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 53%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, 21.67, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 23.31, 338.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.226, 58.045, 73.453)`
Decimal	`15383513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EABBD9, 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 #EABBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EABBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #EABBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eabbd9; }
.text { color: #eabbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eabbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 187 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eabbd9, #eabbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #EABBD9?: #EABBD9 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rosecco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EABBD9?: The RGB value is 234, 187, 217: 234 red, 187 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EABBD9?: The complementary color is #BBEACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EABBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.