What color is #EABBEE?

#EABBEE is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EABBEE?

The RGB value is 234, 187, 238: 234 red, 187 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EABBEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EABBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EABBEE color

#EABBEE rgb(234, 187, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EABBEE is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 73.3% green and 93.3% blue (234, 187, 238).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#EABBEE color codes

HEX	`#EABBEE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 187, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 73.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.41, 25.43, -18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.41, 31.68, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.133, 59.208, 88.764)`
Decimal	`15383534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EABBEE, 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 #EABBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EABBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #EABBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eabbee; }
.text { color: #eabbee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eabbee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 187 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eabbee, #eebbd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #EABBEE?: #EABBEE is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EABBEE?: The RGB value is 234, 187, 238: 234 red, 187 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EABBEE?: The complementary color is #BFEEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EABBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.