What color is #EED8E3?

#EED8E3 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED8E3?

The RGB value is 238, 216, 227: 238 red, 216 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED8E3?

The complementary color is #D8EEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED8E3 color

#EED8E3 rgb(238, 216, 227)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED8E3 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 84.7% green and 89% blue (238, 216, 227).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 39% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#EED8E3 color codes

HEX	`#EED8E3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 216, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 84.7%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 39%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.37, 9.44, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.37, 9.8, 344.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.679, 72.836, 82.835)`
Decimal	`15653091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED8E3, 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 #EED8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #EED8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed8e3; }
.text { color: #eed8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 216 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed8e3, #eed8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EED8E3?: #EED8E3 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED8E3?: The RGB value is 238, 216, 227: 238 red, 216 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED8E3?: The complementary color is #D8EEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.