What color is #EE77D4?

#EE77D4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Rose Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE77D4?

The RGB value is 238, 119, 212: 238 red, 119 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE77D4?

The complementary color is #77EE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE77D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE77D4 color

#EE77D4 rgb(238, 119, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EE77D4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 46.7% green and 83.1% blue (238, 119, 212).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Rose Pink (#FF66CC), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#EE77D4 color codes

HEX	`#EE77D4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 119, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 46.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.62, 57.34, -27.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.62, 63.45, 334.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.741, 36.128, 66.417)`
Decimal	`15628244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE77D4, 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 #EE77D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE77D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #EE77D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee77d4; }
.text { color: #ee77d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee77d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 119 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee77d4, #ee7798); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EE77D4?: #EE77D4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Rose Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE77D4?: The RGB value is 238, 119, 212: 238 red, 119 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE77D4?: The complementary color is #77EE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE77D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.