What color is #EED9E4?

#EED9E4 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 #EED9E4?

The RGB value is 238, 217, 228: 238 red, 217 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED9E4?

The complementary color is #D9EEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED9E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED9E4 color

#EED9E4 rgb(238, 217, 228)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EED9E4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 85.1% green and 89.4% blue (238, 217, 228).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#EED9E4 color codes

HEX	`#EED9E4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 217, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 85.1%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.64, 9.09, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.64, 9.5, 343.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.075, 73.405, 83.65)`
Decimal	`15653348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED9E4, 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 #EED9E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED9E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #EED9E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed9e4; }
.text { color: #eed9e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed9e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 217 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed9e4, #eed9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EED9E4?: #EED9E4 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 #EED9E4?: The RGB value is 238, 217, 228: 238 red, 217 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED9E4?: The complementary color is #D9EEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED9E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.