What color is #EFE8EC?

#EFE8EC 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 #EFE8EC?

The RGB value is 239, 232, 236: 239 red, 232 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE8EC?

The complementary color is #E8EFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE8EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE8EC color

#EFE8EC rgb(239, 232, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE8EC is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91% green and 92.5% blue (239, 232, 236).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 18% 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 17.42:1).

#EFE8EC color codes

HEX	`#EFE8EC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 232, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 18%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.63, 3.06, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.63, 3.25, 340.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.591, 82.12, 90.998)`
Decimal	`15722732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE8EC, 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 #EFE8EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE8EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #EFE8EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe8ec; }
.text { color: #efe8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe8ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 232 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe8ec, #efe8e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EFE8EC?: #EFE8EC 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 #EFE8EC?: The RGB value is 239, 232, 236: 239 red, 232 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE8EC?: The complementary color is #E8EFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE8EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.