What color is #EAD9E1?

#EAD9E1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD9E1?

The RGB value is 234, 217, 225: 234 red, 217 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD9E1?

The complementary color is #D9EAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD9E1 color

#EAD9E1 rgb(234, 217, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAD9E1 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 85.1% green and 88.2% blue (234, 217, 225).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#EAD9E1 color codes

HEX	`#EAD9E1`
RGB	`rgb(234, 217, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 85.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.24, 7.21, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.24, 7.43, 345.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.333, 72.555, 81.414)`
Decimal	`15391201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD9E1, 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 #EAD9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	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 #EAD9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead9e1; }
.text { color: #ead9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 217 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead9e1, #eadad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EAD9E1?: #EAD9E1 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD9E1?: The RGB value is 234, 217, 225: 234 red, 217 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD9E1?: The complementary color is #D9EAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.