#EEB5BB Color

#EEB5BB is rgb(238, 181, 187) in RGB, hsl(354, 63%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB5BB

HEX#EEB5BB

RGBrgb(238, 181, 187)

HSLhsl(354, 63%, 82%)

HSVhsv(354, 24%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.067 11.6)

LABlab(79.13% 21.93 5.40)

LCHlch(79.13% 22.59 13.84)

What #EEB5BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EEB5BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Pink#F7BFBEΔE 4.85 Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 5.38 Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 5.49 Pink#FFC0CBΔE 5.54 Bubblegum#FFC1CCΔE 5.64 Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 6.37

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#EEB5BB Channel Values

How #EEB5BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 238 · G 181 · B 187	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 354° · S 63% · L 82%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 354° · S 24% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 21% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.76:1 vs white · 11.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB5BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEB5BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB5BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EEB5BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #EEB5BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EEB5BB

Protanopia#C0C0BB

Protanomaly#D4BCBB

Deuteranopia#CACAB9

Deuteranomaly#D9C2BA

Tritanopia#EDB6B6

Tritanomaly#EEB5B8

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #EEB5BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eeb5bb: #EEB5BB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB5BB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb5bb': '#EEB5BB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.710, blue: 0.733)

Android XML<color name="color_eeb5bb">#EEB5BB</color>

SVG fillfill="#EEB5BB"

More Red Colors

#EEB5BB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#EEB5BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB5BB?

#EEB5BB is a lightest red — rgb(238, 181, 187) in RGB and hsl(354, 63%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.85.

What is the RGB value of #EEB5BB?

#EEB5BB is rgb(238, 181, 187) — red 238, green 181, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB5BB?

#EEB5BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB5BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB5BB scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB5BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB5BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 5.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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