What color is #EECED1?

#EECED1 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 #EECED1?

The RGB value is 238, 206, 209: 238 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EECED1?

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

Is black or white text better on #EECED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EECED1 color

#EECED1 rgb(238, 206, 209)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EECED1 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (238, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#EECED1 color codes

HEX	`#EECED1`
RGB	`rgb(238, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.47, 11.67, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.47, 11.97, 12.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.839, 66.925, 69.601)`
Decimal	`15650513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EECED1, 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 #EECED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #EECED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeced1; }
.text { color: #eeced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeced1, #eedbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EECED1?: #EECED1 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 #EECED1?: The RGB value is 238, 206, 209: 238 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EECED1?: The complementary color is #CEEEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.