What color is #EECED7?

#EECED7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ballerina. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EECED7?

The RGB value is 238, 206, 215: 238 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EECED7?

The complementary color is #CEEEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EECED7 color

#EECED7 rgb(238, 206, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EECED7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (238, 206, 215).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ballerina (#F2CFDC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#EECED7 color codes

HEX	`#EECED7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 206, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.62, 12.65, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.62, 12.65, 358.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.596, 67.228, 73.587)`
Decimal	`15650519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EECED7, 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 #EECED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #EECED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeced7; }
.text { color: #eeced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeced7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 206 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeced7, #eed5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #EECED7?: #EECED7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Ballerina. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EECED7?: The RGB value is 238, 206, 215: 238 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EECED7?: The complementary color is #CEEEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.