What color is #EEB7BA?

#EEB7BA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEB7BA?

The RGB value is 238, 183, 186: 238 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEB7BA?

The complementary color is #B7EEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEB7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEB7BA color

#EEB7BA rgb(238, 183, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EEB7BA is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 71.8% green and 72.9% blue (238, 183, 186).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 62% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blush Rush (#F0BCBE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#EEB7BA color codes

HEX	`#EEB7BA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 183, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 71.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 62%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, 20.3, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 21.22, 16.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.057, 55.592, 53.959)`
Decimal	`15644602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEB7BA, 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 #EEB7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEB7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #EEB7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeb7ba; }
.text { color: #eeb7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeb7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 183 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeb7ba, #eed0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEB7BA?: #EEB7BA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEB7BA?: The RGB value is 238, 183, 186: 238 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEB7BA?: The complementary color is #B7EEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEB7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.