What color is #EFE3ED?

#EFE3ED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE3ED?

The RGB value is 239, 227, 237: 239 red, 227 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE3ED?

The complementary color is #E3EFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE3ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE3ED color

#EFE3ED rgb(239, 227, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFE3ED is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89% green and 92.9% blue (239, 227, 237).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#EFE3ED color codes

HEX	`#EFE3ED`
RGB	`rgb(239, 227, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.42, 5.81, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.42, 6.73, 329.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.349, 79.404, 91.303)`
Decimal	`15721453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE3ED, 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 #EFE3ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE3ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #EFE3ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe3ed; }
.text { color: #efe3ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe3ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 227 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe3ed, #efe3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE3ED?: #EFE3ED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE3ED?: The RGB value is 239, 227, 237: 239 red, 227 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE3ED?: The complementary color is #E3EFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE3ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.