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#EEB2BB

Pink · light warm pink

About #EEB2BB

With the hex code #EEB2BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 70% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Pink — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2EEE5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green178
Blue187

Closest named colours

Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 5.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 5.7
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 5.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EEB2BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pink #EEB2BB.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pink #EEB2BB.
11.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEB2BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEB2BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBBBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9AEB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEB2BB?

With the hex code #EEB2BB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 70% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEB2BB?

Use black text. Black on #EEB2BB has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEB2BB?

Its complementary colour is #B2EEE5, and analogous partners are #EEB2D9 and #EEC7B2.