What color is #EED8E9?

#EED8E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED8E9?

The RGB value is 238, 216, 233: 238 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED8E9?

The complementary color is #D8EEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED8E9 color

#EED8E9 rgb(238, 216, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EED8E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 84.7% green and 91.4% blue (238, 216, 233).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 39% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#EED8E9 color codes

HEX	`#EED8E9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 216, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 84.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 39%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.53, 10.49, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.53, 11.87, 332.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.522, 73.173, 87.273)`
Decimal	`15653097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED8E9, 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 #EED8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #EED8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed8e9; }
.text { color: #eed8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 216 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed8e9, #eed8de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EED8E9?: #EED8E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED8E9?: The RGB value is 238, 216, 233: 238 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED8E9?: The complementary color is #D8EEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.