What color is #EADDDA?

#EADDDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EADDDA?

The RGB value is 234, 221, 218: 234 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADDDA?

The complementary color is #DAE7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EADDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADDDA color

#EADDDA rgb(234, 221, 218)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (234, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#EADDDA color codes

HEX	`#EADDDA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.05, 3.93, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.05, 4.98, 37.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.442, 74.268, 76.835)`
Decimal	`15392218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADDDA, 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 #EADDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #EADDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaddda; }
.text { color: #eaddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaddda, #eae5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EADDDA?: #EADDDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADDDA?: The RGB value is 234, 221, 218: 234 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADDDA?: The complementary color is #DAE7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.