What color is #EFDBE5?

#EFDBE5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDBE5?

The RGB value is 239, 219, 229: 239 red, 219 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDBE5?

The complementary color is #DBEFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDBE5 color

#EFDBE5 rgb(239, 219, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFDBE5 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.9% green and 89.8% blue (239, 219, 229).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#EFDBE5 color codes

HEX	`#EFDBE5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 219, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.24, 8.56, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.24, 8.89, 344.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.069, 74.672, 84.572)`
Decimal	`15719397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDBE5, 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 #EFDBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #EFDBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdbe5; }
.text { color: #efdbe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdbe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 219 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdbe5, #efdbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFDBE5?: #EFDBE5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDBE5?: The RGB value is 239, 219, 229: 239 red, 219 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDBE5?: The complementary color is #DBEFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.