What color is #EFDAED?

#EFDAED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDAED?

The RGB value is 239, 218, 237: 239 red, 218 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDAED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFDAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDAED color

#EFDAED rgb(239, 218, 237)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.5% green and 92.9% blue (239, 218, 237).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#EFDAED color codes

HEX	`#EFDAED`
RGB	`rgb(239, 218, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.21, 10.5, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.21, 12.43, 327.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.952, 74.609, 90.504)`
Decimal	`15719149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDAED, 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 #EFDAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #EFDAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdaed; }
.text { color: #efdaed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdaed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 218 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdaed, #efdae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EFDAED?: #EFDAED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDAED?: The RGB value is 239, 218, 237: 239 red, 218 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDAED?: The complementary color is #DAEFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.