What color is #EED5DA?

#EED5DA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Summer Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED5DA?

The RGB value is 238, 213, 218: 238 red, 213 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED5DA?

The complementary color is #D5EEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED5DA color

#EED5DA rgb(238, 213, 218)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED5DA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.5% green and 85.5% blue (238, 213, 218).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 42% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Summer Crush (#F2D6DA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#EED5DA color codes

HEX	`#EED5DA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 213, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 42%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.4, 9.48, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.4, 9.5, 4.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.708, 70.829, 76.21)`
Decimal	`15652314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED5DA, 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 #EED5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #EED5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed5da; }
.text { color: #eed5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 213 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed5da, #eeddd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EED5DA?: #EED5DA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Summer Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED5DA?: The RGB value is 238, 213, 218: 238 red, 213 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED5DA?: The complementary color is #D5EEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.