What color is #EEC7C8?

#EEC7C8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEC7C8?

The RGB value is 238, 199, 200: 238 red, 199 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEC7C8?

The complementary color is #C7EEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEC7C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEC7C8 color

#EEC7C8 rgb(238, 199, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EEC7C8 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 78% green and 78.4% blue (238, 199, 200).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 53% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Flush (#F1C9CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#EEC7C8 color codes

HEX	`#EEC7C8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 199, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 78%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 53%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.55, 13.93, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.55, 14.69, 18.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.108, 63.196, 63.348)`
Decimal	`15648712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEC7C8, 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 #EEC7C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEC7C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #EEC7C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eec7c8; }
.text { color: #eec7c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eec7c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 199 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eec7c8, #eedac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EEC7C8?: #EEC7C8 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEC7C8?: The RGB value is 238, 199, 200: 238 red, 199 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEC7C8?: The complementary color is #C7EEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEC7C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.