What color is #FFEEEF?

#FFEEEF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Translucent Unicorn. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEEEF?

The RGB value is 255, 238, 239: 255 red, 238 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEEEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFEEEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEEEF color

#FFEEEF rgb(255, 238, 239)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFEEEF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 93.7% blue (255, 238, 239).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Translucent Unicorn (#FFEDEF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#FFEEEF color codes

HEX	`#FFEEEF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.43, 5.9, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.43, 6.1, 15.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.393, 88.642, 94.15)`
Decimal	`16772847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEEEF, 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 #FFEEEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEEEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #FFEEEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffeeef; }
.text { color: #ffeeef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeeef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffeeef, #fff6ee); }

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Questions

What color is #FFEEEF?: #FFEEEF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Translucent Unicorn. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEEEF?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 239: 255 red, 238 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEEEF?: The complementary color is #EEFFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEEEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.