What color is #EED9DD?

#EED9DD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED9DD?

The RGB value is 238, 217, 221: 238 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED9DD?

The complementary color is #D9EEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED9DD?

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.

#EED9DD color

#EED9DD rgb(238, 217, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED9DD is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 85.1% green and 86.7% blue (238, 217, 221).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EED9DD color codes

HEX	`#EED9DD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 217, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 85.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.46, 7.89, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.46, 7.92, 4.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.123, 73.024, 78.636)`
Decimal	`15653341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED9DD, 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 #EED9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED9DD 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 #EED9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed9dd; }
.text { color: #eed9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 217 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed9dd, #eedfd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EED9DD?: #EED9DD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED9DD?: The RGB value is 238, 217, 221: 238 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED9DD?: The complementary color is #D9EEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED9DD?: 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.