What color is #EFE4E4?

#EFE4E4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE4E4?

The RGB value is 239, 228, 228: 239 red, 228 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE4E4?

The complementary color is #E4EFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE4E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE4E4 color

#EFE4E4 rgb(239, 228, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE4E4 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.4% green and 89.4% blue (239, 228, 228).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#EFE4E4 color codes

HEX	`#EFE4E4`
RGB	`rgb(239, 228, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89.4%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.43, 3.72, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.43, 3.96, 19.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.342, 79.44, 84.643)`
Decimal	`15721700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE4E4, 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 #EFE4E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE4E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #EFE4E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe4e4; }
.text { color: #efe4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe4e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 228 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe4e4, #efeae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE4E4?: #EFE4E4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE4E4?: The RGB value is 239, 228, 228: 239 red, 228 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE4E4?: The complementary color is #E4EFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE4E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.