What color is #EFDEDC?

#EFDEDC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDEDC?

The RGB value is 239, 222, 220: 239 red, 222 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDEDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFDEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDEDC color

#EFDEDC rgb(239, 222, 220)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.1% green and 86.3% blue (239, 222, 220).

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

The closest named color is Butterfly Kisses (#F0DEDC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#EFDEDC color codes

HEX	`#EFDEDC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 222, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 87.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 37%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.75, 5.47, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.75, 6.28, 29.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.635, 75.762, 78.388)`
Decimal	`15720156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDEDC, 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 #EFDEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #EFDEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdedc; }
.text { color: #efdedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 222 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdedc, #efe8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EFDEDC?: #EFDEDC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDEDC?: The RGB value is 239, 222, 220: 239 red, 222 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDEDC?: The complementary color is #DCEDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.