What color is #EFDAD8?

#EFDAD8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDAD8?

The RGB value is 239, 218, 216: 239 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDAD8?

The complementary color is #D8EDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDAD8 color

#EFDAD8 rgb(239, 218, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFDAD8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (239, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 42% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#EFDAD8 color codes

HEX	`#EFDAD8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 42%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.66, 6.89, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.66, 7.77, 27.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.062, 73.453, 75.281)`
Decimal	`15719128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDAD8, 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 #EFDAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #EFDAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdad8; }
.text { color: #efdad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdad8, #efe5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EFDAD8?: #EFDAD8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDAD8?: The RGB value is 239, 218, 216: 239 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDAD8?: The complementary color is #D8EDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.