What color is #EE9EB3?

#EE9EB3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Always Rosey. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE9EB3?

The RGB value is 238, 158, 179: 238 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE9EB3?

The complementary color is #9EEED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE9EB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE9EB3 color

#EE9EB3 rgb(238, 158, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EE9EB3 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 62% green and 70.2% blue (238, 158, 179).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 70% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Always Rosey (#E79DB3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#EE9EB3 color codes

HEX	`#EE9EB3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 158, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 62%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 70%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 25%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, 32.57, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 32.6, 2.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.625, 45.889, 48.567)`
Decimal	`15638195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE9EB3, 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 #EE9EB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE9EB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #EE9EB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee9eb3; }
.text { color: #ee9eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee9eb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 158 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee9eb3, #eeb19e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #EE9EB3?: #EE9EB3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Always Rosey. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE9EB3?: The RGB value is 238, 158, 179: 238 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE9EB3?: The complementary color is #9EEED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE9EB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.