What color is #EE73A1?

#EE73A1 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE73A1?

The RGB value is 238, 115, 161: 238 red, 115 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE73A1?

The complementary color is #73EEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE73A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE73A1 color

#EE73A1 rgb(238, 115, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EE73A1 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 45.1% green and 63.1% blue (238, 115, 161).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 78% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 32% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed (#EE7799), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#EE73A1 color codes

HEX	`#EE73A1`
RGB	`rgb(238, 115, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 45.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 78%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 52%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 32%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, 52.11, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 52.15, 357.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.826, 33.016, 37.565)`
Decimal	`15627169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE73A1, 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 #EE73A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE73A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #EE73A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee73a1; }
.text { color: #ee73a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee73a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 115 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee73a1, #ee8373); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EE73A1?: #EE73A1 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE73A1?: The RGB value is 238, 115, 161: 238 red, 115 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE73A1?: The complementary color is #73EEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE73A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.