What color is #EED8DA?

#EED8DA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED8DA?

The RGB value is 238, 216, 218: 238 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED8DA?

The complementary color is #D8EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED8DA color

#EED8DA rgb(238, 216, 218)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED8DA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 84.7% green and 85.5% blue (238, 216, 218).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 39% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blowing Kisses (#F6DEE0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#EED8DA color codes

HEX	`#EED8DA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 216, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 84.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 39%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.14, 7.91, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.14, 8.11, 12.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.469, 72.352, 76.464)`
Decimal	`15653082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED8DA, 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 #EED8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #EED8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed8da; }
.text { color: #eed8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 216 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed8da, #eee1d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EED8DA?: #EED8DA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED8DA?: The RGB value is 238, 216, 218: 238 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED8DA?: The complementary color is #D8EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.