What color is #EFDCE9?

#EFDCE9 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 #EFDCE9?

The RGB value is 239, 220, 233: 239 red, 220 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDCE9?

The complementary color is #DCEFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFDCE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDCE9 color

#EFDCE9 rgb(239, 220, 233)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFDCE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 86.3% green and 91.4% blue (239, 220, 233).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 37% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#EFDCE9 color codes

HEX	`#EFDCE9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 220, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 86.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 37%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.59, 8.74, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.59, 9.61, 335.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.896, 75.421, 87.635)`
Decimal	`15719657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDCE9, 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 #EFDCE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDCE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #EFDCE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdce9; }
.text { color: #efdce9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdce9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 220 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdce9, #efdce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFDCE9?: #EFDCE9 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 #EFDCE9?: The RGB value is 239, 220, 233: 239 red, 220 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDCE9?: The complementary color is #DCEFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDCE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.