What color is #EFD0CE?

#EFD0CE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ballet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD0CE?

The RGB value is 239, 208, 206: 239 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD0CE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFD0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD0CE color

#EFD0CE rgb(239, 208, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFD0CE is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 81.6% green and 80.8% blue (239, 208, 206).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 51% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ballet (#F7D5D4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#EFD0CE color codes

HEX	`#EFD0CE`
RGB	`rgb(239, 208, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 81.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 51%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.97, 10.5, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.97, 11.62, 25.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.293, 67.92, 67.84)`
Decimal	`15716558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD0CE, 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 #EFD0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #EFD0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd0ce; }
.text { color: #efd0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 208 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd0ce, #efe1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EFD0CE?: #EFD0CE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ballet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD0CE?: The RGB value is 239, 208, 206: 239 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD0CE?: The complementary color is #CEEDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.