What color is #EFE7EC?

#EFE7EC 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 #EFE7EC?

The RGB value is 239, 231, 236: 239 red, 231 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE7EC?

The complementary color is #E7EFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE7EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE7EC color

#EFE7EC rgb(239, 231, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE7EC is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 90.6% green and 92.5% blue (239, 231, 236).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 20% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#EFE7EC color codes

HEX	`#EFE7EC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 231, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 90.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 20%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.38, 3.57, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.38, 3.86, 337.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.311, 81.559, 90.905)`
Decimal	`15722476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE7EC, 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 #EFE7EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE7EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #EFE7EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe7ec; }
.text { color: #efe7ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe7ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 231 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe7ec, #efe7e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE7EC?: #EFE7EC 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 #EFE7EC?: The RGB value is 239, 231, 236: 239 red, 231 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE7EC?: The complementary color is #E7EFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE7EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.