What color is #EECECF?

#EECECF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EECECF?

The RGB value is 238, 206, 207: 238 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EECECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EECECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EECECF color

#EECECF rgb(238, 206, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EECECF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80.8% green and 81.2% blue (238, 206, 207).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#EECECF color codes

HEX	`#EECECF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 206, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, 11.35, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 11.92, 17.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.593, 66.826, 68.305)`
Decimal	`15650511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EECECF, 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 #EECECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #EECECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eececf; }
.text { color: #eececf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eececf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 206 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eececf, #eeddce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EECECF?: #EECECF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EECECF?: The RGB value is 238, 206, 207: 238 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EECECF?: The complementary color is #CEEEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.