What color is #EE99C3?

#EE99C3 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 #EE99C3?

The RGB value is 238, 153, 195: 238 red, 153 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE99C3?

The complementary color is #99EEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE99C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE99C3 color

#EE99C3 rgb(238, 153, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EE99C3 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 60% green and 76.5% blue (238, 153, 195).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Magenta (#F49AC2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#EE99C3 color codes

HEX	`#EE99C3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 153, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 60%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, 37.54, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 38.45, 347.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.502, 44.903, 57.31)`
Decimal	`15636931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE99C3, 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 #EE99C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE99C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #EE99C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee99c3; }
.text { color: #ee99c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee99c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 153 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee99c3, #ee9a99); }

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Questions

What color is #EE99C3?: #EE99C3 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 #EE99C3?: The RGB value is 238, 153, 195: 238 red, 153 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE99C3?: The complementary color is #99EEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE99C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.