What color is #EAD8DE?

#EAD8DE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD8DE?

The RGB value is 234, 216, 222: 234 red, 216 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD8DE?

The complementary color is #D8EAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD8DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD8DE color

#EAD8DE rgb(234, 216, 222)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAD8DE is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 84.7% green and 87.1% blue (234, 216, 222).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#EAD8DE color codes

HEX	`#EAD8DE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 216, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 84.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.91, 7.21, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.91, 7.24, 354.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.671, 71.879, 79.191)`
Decimal	`15390942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD8DE, 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 #EAD8DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD8DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #EAD8DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead8de; }
.text { color: #ead8de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead8de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 216 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead8de, #eadbd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EAD8DE?: #EAD8DE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD8DE?: The RGB value is 234, 216, 222: 234 red, 216 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD8DE?: The complementary color is #D8EAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD8DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.