What color is #EEDAE6?

#EEDAE6 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 #EEDAE6?

The RGB value is 238, 218, 230: 238 red, 218 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDAE6?

The complementary color is #DAEEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDAE6 color

#EEDAE6 rgb(238, 218, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EEDAE6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 85.5% green and 90.2% blue (238, 218, 230).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#EEDAE6 color codes

HEX	`#EEDAE6`
RGB	`rgb(238, 218, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 85.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.94, 8.92, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.94, 9.54, 339.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.612, 74.034, 85.207)`
Decimal	`15653606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDAE6, 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 #EEDAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #EEDAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedae6; }
.text { color: #eedae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 218 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedae6, #eedadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EEDAE6?: #EEDAE6 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 #EEDAE6?: The RGB value is 238, 218, 230: 238 red, 218 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDAE6?: The complementary color is #DAEEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.