What color is #EEDFE4?

#EEDFE4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDFE4?

The RGB value is 238, 223, 228: 238 red, 223 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDFE4?

The complementary color is #DFEEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDFE4?

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.

#EEDFE4 color

#EEDFE4 rgb(238, 223, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEDFE4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.5% green and 89.4% blue (238, 223, 228).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EEDFE4 color codes

HEX	`#EEDFE4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 223, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.12, 5.97, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.12, 6, 354.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.649, 76.555, 84.175)`
Decimal	`15654884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDFE4, 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 #EEDFE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDFE4 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 #EEDFE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedfe4; }
.text { color: #eedfe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedfe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 223 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedfe4, #eee2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EEDFE4?: #EEDFE4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDFE4?: The RGB value is 238, 223, 228: 238 red, 223 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDFE4?: The complementary color is #DFEEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDFE4?: 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.