What color is #EE42AE?

#EE42AE is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE42AE?

The RGB value is 238, 66, 174: 238 red, 66 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE42AE?

The complementary color is #42EE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE42AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE42AE color

#EE42AE rgb(238, 66, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EE42AE is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 25.9% green and 68.2% blue (238, 66, 174).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 83% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 27% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Major Magenta (#F246A7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#EE42AE color codes

HEX	`#EE42AE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 66, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 25.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 83%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 72%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 27%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, 73.72, -19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 76.38, 344.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.85, 25.134, 42.526)`
Decimal	`15614638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE42AE, 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 #EE42AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE42AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	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 #EE42AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee42ae; }
.text { color: #ee42ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee42ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 66 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee42ae, #ee4258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

Questions

What color is #EE42AE?: #EE42AE is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE42AE?: The RGB value is 238, 66, 174: 238 red, 66 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE42AE?: The complementary color is #42EE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE42AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.