What color is #EFCED8?

#EFCED8 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Ballerina. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFCED8?

The RGB value is 239, 206, 216: 239 red, 206 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFCED8?

The complementary color is #CEEFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFCED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFCED8 color

#EFCED8 rgb(239, 206, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFCED8 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 80.8% green and 84.7% blue (239, 206, 216).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 51% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ballerina (#F2CFDC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#EFCED8 color codes

HEX	`#EFCED8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 206, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 80.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 51%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.73, 13.17, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.73, 13.18, 357.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.062, 67.453, 74.281)`
Decimal	`15716056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFCED8, 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 #EFCED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFCED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #EFCED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efced8; }
.text { color: #efced8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efced8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 206 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efced8, #efd5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #EFCED8?: #EFCED8 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Ballerina. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFCED8?: The RGB value is 239, 206, 216: 239 red, 206 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFCED8?: The complementary color is #CEEFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFCED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.