What color is #EEDDDA?

#EEDDDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDDDA?

The RGB value is 238, 221, 218: 238 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDDDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEDDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDDDA color

#EEDDDA rgb(238, 221, 218)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (238, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Butterfly Kisses (#F0DEDC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#EEDDDA color codes

HEX	`#EEDDDA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.37, 5.31, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.37, 6.4, 33.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.77, 74.953, 76.897)`
Decimal	`15654362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDDDA, 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 #EEDDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	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 #EEDDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeddda; }
.text { color: #eeddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeddda, #eee7da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EEDDDA?: #EEDDDA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDDDA?: The RGB value is 238, 221, 218: 238 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDDDA?: The complementary color is #DAEBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.