What color is #EFD1E6?

#EFD1E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD1E6?

The RGB value is 239, 209, 230: 239 red, 209 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD1E6?

The complementary color is #D1EFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD1E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD1E6 color

#EFD1E6 rgb(239, 209, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFD1E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 82% green and 90.2% blue (239, 209, 230).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 48% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#EFD1E6 color codes

HEX	`#EFD1E6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 209, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 82%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 48%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.83, 13.98, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.83, 15.4, 335.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.678, 69.666, 84.466)`
Decimal	`15716838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD1E6, 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 #EFD1E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD1E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #EFD1E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd1e6; }
.text { color: #efd1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd1e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 209 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd1e6, #efd1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #EFD1E6?: #EFD1E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD1E6?: The RGB value is 239, 209, 230: 239 red, 209 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD1E6?: The complementary color is #D1EFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD1E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.