What color is #EADEE8?

#EADEE8 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EADEE8?

The RGB value is 234, 222, 232: 234 red, 222 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADEE8?

The complementary color is #DEEAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EADEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADEE8 color

#EADEE8 rgb(234, 222, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EADEE8 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 87.1% green and 91% blue (234, 222, 232).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 22% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#EADEE8 color codes

HEX	`#EADEE8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 222, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 87.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 22%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.66, 5.84, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.66, 6.76, 329.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.616, 75.562, 86.982)`
Decimal	`15392488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADEE8, 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 #EADEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #EADEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadee8; }
.text { color: #eadee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 222 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadee8, #eadee2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EADEE8?: #EADEE8 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADEE8?: The RGB value is 234, 222, 232: 234 red, 222 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADEE8?: The complementary color is #DEEAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.