What color is #EEBABA?

#EEBABA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Angry Ghost. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEBABA?

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

What is the complementary color of #EEBABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEBABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEBABA color

#EEBABA rgb(238, 186, 186)

Shades of pink

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Angry Ghost (#EEBBBB), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#EEBABA color codes

HEX	`#EEBABA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 186, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 72.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.09, 18.7, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.09, 20.04, 21.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.682, 56.843, 54.168)`
Decimal	`15645370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEBABA, 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 #EEBABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #EEBABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebaba; }
.text { color: #eebaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 186 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebaba, #eed4ba); }

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Questions

What color is #EEBABA?: #EEBABA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Angry Ghost. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEBABA?: The RGB value is 238, 186, 186: 238 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEBABA?: The complementary color is #BAEEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.