Close to Plum
#EEB3EE
#EEB3EE is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 70.2% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 63% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EEB3EE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.70:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.32:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.32:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EEB3EE as they’d see it.
#EEB3EE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EEB3EE
What color is #EEB3EE?
#EEB3EE is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 70.2% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 63% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EEB3EE in RGB?
#EEB3EE is rgb(238, 179, 238): 238 red, 179 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EEB3EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 25, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EEB3EE?
PANTONE 236 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EEB3EE?
Its complement #9AD49B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.