What color is #EAD1DD?

#EAD1DD is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD1DD?

The RGB value is 234, 209, 221: 234 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD1DD?

The complementary color is #D1EADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD1DD color

#EAD1DD rgb(234, 209, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAD1DD is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 82% green and 86.7% blue (234, 209, 221).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 37% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#EAD1DD color codes

HEX	`#EAD1DD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 209, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 82%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 37%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.16, 10.7, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.16, 11.05, 345.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.782, 68.315, 77.903)`
Decimal	`15389149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD1DD, 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 #EAD1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #EAD1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead1dd; }
.text { color: #ead1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 209 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead1dd, #ead1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EAD1DD?: #EAD1DD is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD1DD?: The RGB value is 234, 209, 221: 234 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD1DD?: The complementary color is #D1EADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.