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#EED3ED Color

#EED3ED is rgb(238, 211, 237) in RGB, hsl(302, 44%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EED3ED
HEX#EED3ED
RGBrgb(238, 211, 237)
HSLhsl(302, 44%, 88%)
HSVhsv(302, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.046 327.1)
LABlab(87.41% 13.02 -9.20)
LCHlch(87.41% 15.94 324.75)

What #EED3ED 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 #EED3ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 5.17Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.38Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 7.79Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.82Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 8.15Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 8.52

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

#EED3ED Channel Values

How #EED3ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 44% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EED3ED 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EED3ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EED3ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EED3ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EED3ED
Complementary
#D3EED4
Analogous
#E1D3EE
Analogous
#EED3E0
Triadic
#EDEED3
Triadic
#D3EDEE
Split comp.
#E0EED3
Split comp.
#D3EEE1

Tints & Shades of #EED3ED

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

#EFD7EE
#F2DEF1
#F4E2F3
#F6E9F6
#F8EDF7
#FBF4FA

Shades

#DDA7DB
#CC7BC9
#BA4FB7
#933990
#672865
#3B173A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EED3ED.

How #EED3ED 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#EED3ED
Protanopia#D8D8ED
Protanomaly#E1D6ED
Deuteranopia#DCDCEC
Deuteranomaly#E4D9ED
Tritanopia#EBD7D7
Tritanomaly#ECD5E0
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EED3ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eed3ed: #EED3ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EED3ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eed3ed': '#EED3ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.827, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_eed3ed">#EED3ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EED3ED"

More Pink Colors

#EED3ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EED3ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EED3ED?

#EED3ED is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 211, 237) in RGB and hsl(302, 44%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #EED3ED?

#EED3ED is rgb(238, 211, 237) — red 238, green 211, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EED3ED?

#EED3ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EED3ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EED3ED scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EED3ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EED3ED 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 7.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.