What color is #EADDDB?

#EADDDB 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 #EADDDB?

The RGB value is 234, 221, 219: 234 red, 221 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADDDB?

The complementary color is #DBE8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EADDDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADDDB color

#EADDDB rgb(234, 221, 219)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 86.7% green and 85.9% blue (234, 221, 219).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#EADDDB color codes

HEX	`#EADDDB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 221, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 86.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.07, 4.09, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.07, 4.83, 32.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.573, 74.321, 77.526)`
Decimal	`15392219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADDDB, 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 #EADDDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADDDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #EADDDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadddb; }
.text { color: #eadddb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadddb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 221 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadddb, #eae5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EADDDB?: #EADDDB 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 #EADDDB?: The RGB value is 234, 221, 219: 234 red, 221 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADDDB?: The complementary color is #DBE8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADDDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.