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#EED3DB Color

#EED3DB is rgb(238, 211, 219) in RGB, hsl(342, 44%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Diamond (Ace Hardware Color) (#F6D6DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EED3DB
HEX#EED3DB
RGBrgb(238, 211, 219)
HSLhsl(342, 44%, 88%)
HSVhsv(342, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.032 357.9)
LABlab(87.00% 10.68 -0.34)
LCHlch(87.00% 10.69 358.19)

What #EED3DB 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 #EED3DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EED3DB Channel Values

How #EED3DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 211 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 44% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EED3DB 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EED3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EED3DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EED3DB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EED3DB.

How #EED3DB 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#EED3DB
Protanopia#D8D8DB
Protanomaly#E1D6DB
Deuteranopia#DCDCDA
Deuteranomaly#E4D9DB
Tritanopia#EDD4D4
Tritanomaly#EDD4D7
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EED3DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eed3db: #EED3DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EED3DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eed3db': '#EED3DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.827, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_eed3db">#EED3DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EED3DB"

More Pink Colors

#EED3DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EED3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EED3DB?

#EED3DB is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 211, 219) in RGB and hsl(342, 44%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Diamond (Ace Hardware Color) (#F6D6DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.43.

What is the RGB value of #EED3DB?

#EED3DB is rgb(238, 211, 219) — red 238, green 211, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EED3DB?

#EED3DB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EED3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EED3DB scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EED3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EED3DB 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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