What color is #EFDCDB?

#EFDCDB 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 #EFDCDB?

The RGB value is 239, 220, 219: 239 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDCDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFDCDB?

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.

#EFDCDB color

#EFDCDB rgb(239, 220, 219)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 86.3% green and 85.9% blue (239, 220, 219).

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

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EFDCDB color codes

HEX	`#EFDCDB`
RGB	`rgb(239, 220, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 86.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.23, 6.34, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.23, 6.95, 24.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.975, 74.653, 77.517)`
Decimal	`15719643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#EFDCDB 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 #EFDCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdcdb; }
.text { color: #efdcdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdcdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 220 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdcdb, #efe6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EFDCDB?: #EFDCDB 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 #EFDCDB?: The RGB value is 239, 220, 219: 239 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDCDB?: The complementary color is #DBEEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDCDB?: 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.