What color is #EECEE7?

#EECEE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EECEE7?

The RGB value is 238, 206, 231: 238 red, 206 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EECEE7?

The complementary color is #CEEED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECEE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EECEE7 color

#EECEE7 rgb(238, 206, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EECEE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80.8% green and 90.6% blue (238, 206, 231).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#EECEE7 color codes

HEX	`#EECEE7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 206, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.05, 15.39, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.05, 17.43, 332.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.753, 68.091, 84.949)`
Decimal	`15650535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EECEE7, 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 #EECEE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECEE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #EECEE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eecee7; }
.text { color: #eecee7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eecee7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 206 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eecee7, #eeced7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EECEE7?: #EECEE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EECEE7?: The RGB value is 238, 206, 231: 238 red, 206 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EECEE7?: The complementary color is #CEEED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECEE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.