What color is #EAD5D5?

#EAD5D5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD5D5?

The RGB value is 234, 213, 213: 234 red, 213 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD5D5?

The complementary color is #D5EAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD5D5 color

#EAD5D5 rgb(234, 213, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAD5D5 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 83.5% green and 83.5% blue (234, 213, 213).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#EAD5D5 color codes

HEX	`#EAD5D5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 213, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 83.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.94, 7.25, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.94, 7.72, 19.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.735, 69.886, 72.754)`
Decimal	`15390165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD5D5, 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 #EAD5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #EAD5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead5d5; }
.text { color: #ead5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 213 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead5d5, #eae0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EAD5D5?: #EAD5D5 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD5D5?: The RGB value is 234, 213, 213: 234 red, 213 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD5D5?: The complementary color is #D5EAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.