What color is #EFE9E8?

#EFE9E8 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Vintage Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9E8?

The RGB value is 239, 233, 232: 239 red, 233 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9E8?

The complementary color is #E8EEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE9E8 color

#EFE9E8 rgb(239, 233, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE9E8 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 91% blue (239, 233, 232).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 18% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Porcelain (#F2EDEC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#EFE9E8 color codes

HEX	`#EFE9E8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 233, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 18%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.78, 1.84, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.78, 2.2, 33.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.299, 82.455, 88.066)`
Decimal	`15722984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE9E8, 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 #EFE9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #EFE9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe9e8; }
.text { color: #efe9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 233 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe9e8, #efede8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EFE9E8?: #EFE9E8 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Vintage Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE9E8?: The RGB value is 239, 233, 232: 239 red, 233 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE9E8?: The complementary color is #E8EEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.