What color is #EEE2E7?

#EEE2E7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE2E7?

The RGB value is 238, 226, 231: 238 red, 226 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE2E7?

The complementary color is #E2EEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE2E7 color

#EEE2E7 rgb(238, 226, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEE2E7 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 88.6% green and 90.6% blue (238, 226, 231).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 26% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#EEE2E7 color codes

HEX	`#EEE2E7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 226, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 88.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 26%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.93, 4.94, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.93, 5.03, 348.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.878, 78.34, 86.657)`
Decimal	`15655655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE2E7, 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 #EEE2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #EEE2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee2e7; }
.text { color: #eee2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 226 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee2e7, #eee3e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EEE2E7?: #EEE2E7 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE2E7?: The RGB value is 238, 226, 231: 238 red, 226 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE2E7?: The complementary color is #E2EEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.