What color is #EFE6EB?

#EFE6EB is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE6EB?

The RGB value is 239, 230, 235: 239 red, 230 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE6EB?

The complementary color is #E6EFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE6EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE6EB color

#EFE6EB rgb(239, 230, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE6EB is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 90.2% green and 92.2% blue (239, 230, 235).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 22% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#EFE6EB color codes

HEX	`#EFE6EB`
RGB	`rgb(239, 230, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 90.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 22%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.11, 3.91, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.11, 4.13, 341.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.887, 80.943, 90.049)`
Decimal	`15722219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE6EB, 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 #EFE6EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE6EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #EFE6EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe6eb; }
.text { color: #efe6eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe6eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 230 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe6eb, #efe6e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE6EB?: #EFE6EB is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE6EB?: The RGB value is 239, 230, 235: 239 red, 230 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE6EB?: The complementary color is #E6EFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE6EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.