#EE7799Embarrassed (#EE7799) is a light, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 4°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.15. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #EE7799 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 119, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 78%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 36%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64.7 49.2 3.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.715 0.150 4) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Embarrassed shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f0738f — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f37796 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ee7799 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ef789b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Embarrassed in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.72:1 and against black 7.73:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffecf0 · #ffafc2 · #ee7799 · #be5474 · #903351 · #651231
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffb49f · #ff9193 · #ee7799 · #cd6aa0 · #aa60a1 · #87569b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e9b694 · #ee7799 · #c2617c · #9d5000 · #7d2845 · #4f2400
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe0e7 · #e0bac2 · #ee7799 · #009688 · #854f5d · #5b3841
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f7f3 · #ee7799 · #988086 · #485552 · #301a1f · #000201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f3 · #bccdca · #8da19d · #0d2824 · #000504 · #ee7799
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5ddb7 · #ee7799 · #9b82a0 · #21807c · #2c3c2b · #1d071d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ced1f5 · #ee7799 · #5e9c7f · #4b7984 · #2d3849 · #1a0519
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecf7d7 · #ee7799 · #79933a · #005688 · #00233d · #010300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcf2d0 · #ee7799 · #a0851b · #005f56 · #13115c · #000201
#F58BA7 · #FB9EB6 · #FFB3C5 · #FFC8D4 · #FFDDE4
#C85D7C · #A24461 · #7F2C47 · #5C152E · #3C0018
#E0829B · #D18C9D · #C1959F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.