What color is #EE94BD?

#EE94BD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pastel Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE94BD?

The RGB value is 238, 148, 189: 238 red, 148 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE94BD?

The complementary color is #94EEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE94BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE94BD color

#EE94BD rgb(238, 148, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EE94BD is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 58% green and 74.1% blue (238, 148, 189).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 73% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Magenta (#F49AC2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#EE94BD color codes

HEX	`#EE94BD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 148, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 58%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 73%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 38%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.58, 39.25, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.58, 39.85, 350.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.036, 43.035, 53.542)`
Decimal	`15635645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE94BD, 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 #EE94BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE94BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #EE94BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee94bd; }
.text { color: #ee94bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee94bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 148 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee94bd, #ee9894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #EE94BD?: #EE94BD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pastel Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE94BD?: The RGB value is 238, 148, 189: 238 red, 148 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE94BD?: The complementary color is #94EEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE94BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.