What color is #EFE7EE?

#EFE7EE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE7EE?

The RGB value is 239, 231, 238: 239 red, 231 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE7EE?

The complementary color is #E7EFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE7EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE7EE color

#EFE7EE rgb(239, 231, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE7EE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 90.6% green and 93.3% blue (239, 231, 238).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 20% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vogue (#E9E1E8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#EFE7EE color codes

HEX	`#EFE7EE`
RGB	`rgb(239, 231, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 90.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 20%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.43, 3.92, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.43, 4.62, 328.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.603, 81.676, 92.444)`
Decimal	`15722478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE7EE, 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 #EFE7EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE7EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #EFE7EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe7ee; }
.text { color: #efe7ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe7ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 231 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe7ee, #efe7ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE7EE?: #EFE7EE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE7EE?: The RGB value is 239, 231, 238: 239 red, 231 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE7EE?: The complementary color is #E7EFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE7EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.