What color is #EEDEED?

#EEDEED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDEED?

The RGB value is 238, 222, 237: 238 red, 222 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDEED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEDEED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDEED color

#EEDEED rgb(238, 222, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEDEED is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.1% green and 92.9% blue (238, 222, 237).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#EEDEED color codes

HEX	`#EEDEED`
RGB	`rgb(238, 222, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.11, 8.07, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.11, 9.68, 326.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.665, 76.535, 90.838)`
Decimal	`15654637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDEED, 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 #EEDEED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDEED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	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 #EEDEED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedeed; }
.text { color: #eedeed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedeed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 222 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedeed, #eedee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EEDEED?: #EEDEED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDEED?: The RGB value is 238, 222, 237: 238 red, 222 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDEED?: The complementary color is #DEEEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDEED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.