What color is #EFDBE9?

#EFDBE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDBE9?

The RGB value is 239, 219, 233: 239 red, 219 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDBE9?

The complementary color is #DBEFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDBE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDBE9 color

#EFDBE9 rgb(239, 219, 233)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFDBE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.9% green and 91.4% blue (239, 219, 233).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is First Crush (#F6E2EA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#EFDBE9 color codes

HEX	`#EFDBE9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 219, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.35, 9.26, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.35, 10.23, 334.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.634, 74.898, 87.547)`
Decimal	`15719401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDBE9, 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 #EFDBE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDBE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	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 #EFDBE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdbe9; }
.text { color: #efdbe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdbe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 219 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdbe9, #efdbdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFDBE9?: #EFDBE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color First Crush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDBE9?: The RGB value is 239, 219, 233: 239 red, 219 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDBE9?: The complementary color is #DBEFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDBE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.