What color is #EEDBE2?

#EEDBE2 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDBE2?

The RGB value is 238, 219, 226: 238 red, 219 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDBE2?

The complementary color is #DBEEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDBE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDBE2 color

#EEDBE2 rgb(238, 219, 226)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EEDBE2 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 85.9% green and 88.6% blue (238, 219, 226).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 36% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#EEDBE2 color codes

HEX	`#EEDBE2`
RGB	`rgb(238, 219, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 85.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 36%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, 7.7, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 7.78, 352.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.317, 74.332, 82.369)`
Decimal	`15653858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDBE2, 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 #EEDBE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDBE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #EEDBE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedbe2; }
.text { color: #eedbe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedbe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 219 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedbe2, #eedddb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EEDBE2?: #EEDBE2 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDBE2?: The RGB value is 238, 219, 226: 238 red, 219 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDBE2?: The complementary color is #DBEEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDBE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.