What color is #EED6D9?

#EED6D9 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 #EED6D9?

The RGB value is 238, 214, 217: 238 red, 214 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED6D9?

The complementary color is #D6EEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED6D9 color

#EED6D9 rgb(238, 214, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED6D9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.9% green and 85.1% blue (238, 214, 217).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Summer Crush (#F2D6DA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#EED6D9 color codes

HEX	`#EED6D9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 214, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, 8.79, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 8.93, 10.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.83, 71.281, 75.607)`
Decimal	`15652569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED6D9, 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 #EED6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #EED6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed6d9; }
.text { color: #eed6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 214 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed6d9, #eedfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EED6D9?: #EED6D9 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 #EED6D9?: The RGB value is 238, 214, 217: 238 red, 214 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED6D9?: The complementary color is #D6EEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.