What color is #EFDCDF?

#EFDCDF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDCDF?

The RGB value is 239, 220, 223: 239 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDCDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFDCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDCDF color

#EFDCDF rgb(239, 220, 223)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 86.3% green and 87.5% blue (239, 220, 223).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 37% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Red (#ECDBE0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#EFDCDF color codes

HEX	`#EFDCDF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 220, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 86.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 37%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.33, 7.02, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.33, 7.07, 7.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.508, 74.866, 80.323)`
Decimal	`15719647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDCDF, 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 #EFDCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #EFDCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdcdf; }
.text { color: #efdcdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdcdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 220 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdcdf, #efe3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EFDCDF?: #EFDCDF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDCDF?: The RGB value is 239, 220, 223: 239 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDCDF?: The complementary color is #DCEFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.