What color is #EEBAD4?

#EEBAD4 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEBAD4?

The RGB value is 238, 186, 212: 238 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEBAD4?

The complementary color is #BAEED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEBAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEBAD4 color

#EEBAD4 rgb(238, 186, 212)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EEBAD4 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 72.9% green and 83.1% blue (238, 186, 212).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lilac (#E8B5CE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#EEBAD4 color codes

HEX	`#EEBAD4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 186, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 72.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.77, 22.74, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.77, 23.48, 345.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.702, 58.051, 70.071)`
Decimal	`15645396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEBAD4, 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 #EEBAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #EEBAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebad4; }
.text { color: #eebad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 186 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebad4, #eebaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #EEBAD4?: #EEBAD4 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEBAD4?: The RGB value is 238, 186, 212: 238 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEBAD4?: The complementary color is #BAEED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.