What color is #EFCEC4?

#EFCEC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFCEC4?

The RGB value is 239, 206, 196: 239 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFCEC4?

The complementary color is #C4E5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFCEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFCEC4 color

#EFCEC4 rgb(239, 206, 196)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EFCEC4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 80.8% green and 76.9% blue (239, 206, 196).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 57% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#EFCEC4 color codes

HEX	`#EFCEC4`
RGB	`rgb(239, 206, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 80.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 57%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.24, 10, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.24, 13.62, 42.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.632, 66.481, 61.483)`
Decimal	`15716036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFCEC4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFCEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFCEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFCEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efcec4; }
.text { color: #efcec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efcec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 206 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efcec4, #efe4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFCEC4?: #EFCEC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFCEC4?: The RGB value is 239, 206, 196: 239 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFCEC4?: The complementary color is #C4E5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFCEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.