What color is #EEE0F3?

#EEE0F3 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 #EEE0F3?

The RGB value is 238, 224, 243: 238 red, 224 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE0F3?

The complementary color is #E5F3E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE0F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE0F3 color

#EEE0F3 rgb(238, 224, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE0F3 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.8% green and 95.3% blue (238, 224, 243).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 44% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#EEE0F3 color codes

HEX	`#EEE0F3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 224, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.76, 8.12, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.76, 11.06, 317.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.091, 77.96, 95.711)`
Decimal	`15655155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE0F3, 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 #EEE0F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE0F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	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 #EEE0F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee0f3; }
.text { color: #eee0f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee0f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 224 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee0f3, #f3e0ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EEE0F3?: #EEE0F3 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 #EEE0F3?: The RGB value is 238, 224, 243: 238 red, 224 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE0F3?: The complementary color is #E5F3E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE0F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.