What color is #EED5EC?

#EED5EC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED5EC?

The RGB value is 238, 213, 236: 238 red, 213 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED5EC?

The complementary color is #D5EED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED5EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED5EC color

#EED5EC rgb(238, 213, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EED5EC is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.5% green and 92.5% blue (238, 213, 236).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 42% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#EED5EC color codes

HEX	`#EED5EC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 213, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 42%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.88, 12.6, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.88, 14.98, 327.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.192, 71.823, 89.295)`
Decimal	`15652332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED5EC, 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 #EED5EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED5EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #EED5EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed5ec; }
.text { color: #eed5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed5ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 213 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed5ec, #eed5e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EED5EC?: #EED5EC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED5EC?: The RGB value is 238, 213, 236: 238 red, 213 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED5EC?: The complementary color is #D5EED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED5EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.