What color is #EED0E4?

#EED0E4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED0E4?

The RGB value is 238, 208, 228: 238 red, 208 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED0E4?

The complementary color is #D0EEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED0E4 color

#EED0E4 rgb(238, 208, 228)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED0E4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 81.6% green and 89.4% blue (238, 208, 228).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 47% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#EED0E4 color codes

HEX	`#EED0E4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 208, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 81.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 47%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.45, 13.81, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.45, 15.05, 336.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.818, 68.892, 82.898)`
Decimal	`15651044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED0E4, 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 #EED0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #EED0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed0e4; }
.text { color: #eed0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 208 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed0e4, #eed0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #EED0E4?: #EED0E4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED0E4?: The RGB value is 238, 208, 228: 238 red, 208 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED0E4?: The complementary color is #D0EEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.