What color is #EFE5E6?

#EFE5E6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE5E6?

The RGB value is 239, 229, 230: 239 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE5E6?

The complementary color is #E5EFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE5E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE5E6 color

#EFE5E6 rgb(239, 229, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE5E6 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.8% green and 90.2% blue (239, 229, 230).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 24% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#EFE5E6 color codes

HEX	`#EFE5E6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 229, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 24%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.73, 3.55, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.73, 3.63, 11.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.897, 80.103, 86.205)`
Decimal	`15721958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE5E6, 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 #EFE5E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE5E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #EFE5E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe5e6; }
.text { color: #efe5e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe5e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 229 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe5e6, #efe9e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE5E6?: #EFE5E6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE5E6?: The RGB value is 239, 229, 230: 239 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE5E6?: The complementary color is #E5EFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE5E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.