What color is #EFDADA?

#EFDADA 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 #EFDADA?

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

What is the complementary color of #EFDADA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFDADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDADA color

#EFDADA rgb(239, 218, 218)

Shades of pink

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#EFDADA color codes

HEX	`#EFDADA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 218, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.71, 7.22, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.71, 7.68, 19.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.322, 73.557, 76.651)`
Decimal	`15719130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDADA, 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 #EFDADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #EFDADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdada; }
.text { color: #efdada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 218 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdada, #efe4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EFDADA?: #EFDADA 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 #EFDADA?: The RGB value is 239, 218, 218: 239 red, 218 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDADA?: The complementary color is #DAEFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.