What color is #EADBEB?

#EADBEB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EADBEB?

The RGB value is 234, 219, 235: 234 red, 219 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADBEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EADBEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADBEB color

#EADBEB rgb(234, 219, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EADBEB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 85.9% green and 92.2% blue (234, 219, 235).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 29% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#EADBEB color codes

HEX	`#EADBEB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 219, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 85.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 29%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89, 7.94, -5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89, 9.93, 323.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.256, 74.154, 88.982)`
Decimal	`15391723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADBEB, 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 #EADBEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADBEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #EADBEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadbeb; }
.text { color: #eadbeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadbeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 219 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadbeb, #ebdbe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EADBEB?: #EADBEB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADBEB?: The RGB value is 234, 219, 235: 234 red, 219 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADBEB?: The complementary color is #DCEBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADBEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.