What color is #EED8E6?

#EED8E6 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 #EED8E6?

The RGB value is 238, 216, 230: 238 red, 216 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED8E6?

The complementary color is #D8EEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED8E6 color

#EED8E6 rgb(238, 216, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED8E6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 84.7% green and 90.2% blue (238, 216, 230).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 39% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#EED8E6 color codes

HEX	`#EED8E6`
RGB	`rgb(238, 216, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 84.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 39%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, 9.96, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 10.77, 337.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.097, 73.003, 85.035)`
Decimal	`15653094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED8E6, 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 #EED8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #EED8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed8e6; }
.text { color: #eed8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 216 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed8e6, #eed8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EED8E6?: #EED8E6 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 #EED8E6?: The RGB value is 238, 216, 230: 238 red, 216 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED8E6?: The complementary color is #D8EEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.