What color is #EFE1E9?

#EFE1E9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE1E9?

The RGB value is 239, 225, 233: 239 red, 225 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE1E9?

The complementary color is #E1EFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE1E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE1E9 color

#EFE1E9 rgb(239, 225, 233)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EFE1E9 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 88.2% green and 91.4% blue (239, 225, 233).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#EFE1E9 color codes

HEX	`#EFE1E9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 225, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 88.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.82, 6.14, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.82, 6.52, 340.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.228, 78.085, 88.078)`
Decimal	`15720937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE1E9, 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 #EFE1E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE1E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	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 #EFE1E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe1e9; }
.text { color: #efe1e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe1e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 225 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe1e9, #efe1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE1E9?: #EFE1E9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE1E9?: The RGB value is 239, 225, 233: 239 red, 225 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE1E9?: The complementary color is #E1EFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE1E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.