What color is #EE66BB?

#EE66BB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Eosin Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE66BB?

The RGB value is 238, 102, 187: 238 red, 102 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE66BB?

The complementary color is #66EE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE66BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE66BB color

#EE66BB rgb(238, 102, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EE66BB is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 40% green and 73.3% blue (238, 102, 187).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Eosin Pink (#FF5EC4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#EE66BB color codes

HEX	`#EE66BB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 102, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 40%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 80%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 57%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, 61.49, -19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 64.36, 342.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.982, 31.272, 50.46)`
Decimal	`15623867`
Short hex	`#E6B`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE66BB, 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 #EE66BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE66BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #EE66BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee66bb; }
.text { color: #ee66bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee66bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 102 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee66bb, #ee6677); }

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Questions

What color is #EE66BB?: #EE66BB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Eosin Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE66BB?: The RGB value is 238, 102, 187: 238 red, 102 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE66BB?: The complementary color is #66EE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE66BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.