What color is #EEE0E8?

#EEE0E8 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE0E8?

The RGB value is 238, 224, 232: 238 red, 224 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE0E8?

The complementary color is #E0EEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE0E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE0E8 color

#EEE0E8 rgb(238, 224, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EEE0E8 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.8% green and 91% blue (238, 224, 232).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 29% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#EEE0E8 color codes

HEX	`#EEE0E8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 224, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 29%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.47, 6.15, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.47, 6.52, 340.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.479, 77.315, 87.223)`
Decimal	`15655144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE0E8, 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 #EEE0E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE0E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #EEE0E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee0e8; }
.text { color: #eee0e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee0e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 224 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee0e8, #eee0e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EEE0E8?: #EEE0E8 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE0E8?: The RGB value is 238, 224, 232: 238 red, 224 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE0E8?: The complementary color is #E0EEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE0E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.