What color is #EEB8BC?

#EEB8BC 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 #EEB8BC?

The RGB value is 238, 184, 188: 238 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEB8BC?

The complementary color is #B8EEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEB8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEB8BC color

#EEB8BC rgb(238, 184, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EEB8BC is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 72.2% green and 73.7% blue (238, 184, 188).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 61% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blush Rush (#F0BCBE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#EEB8BC color codes

HEX	`#EEB8BC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 184, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 72.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 61%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, 20.06, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 20.8, 15.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.478, 56.092, 55.156)`
Decimal	`15644860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEB8BC, 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 #EEB8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEB8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #EEB8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeb8bc; }
.text { color: #eeb8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeb8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 184 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeb8bc, #eecfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEB8BC?: #EEB8BC 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 #EEB8BC?: The RGB value is 238, 184, 188: 238 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEB8BC?: The complementary color is #B8EEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEB8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.