What color is #EFE9EC?

#EFE9EC 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 #EFE9EC?

The RGB value is 239, 233, 236: 239 red, 233 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9EC?

The complementary color is #E9EFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE9EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE9EC color

#EFE9EC rgb(239, 233, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFE9EC is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 92.5% blue (239, 233, 236).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 16% saturation and 93% 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#EFE9EC color codes

HEX	`#EFE9EC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 233, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 16%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, 2.54, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 2.65, 343.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.874, 82.685, 91.093)`
Decimal	`15722988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE9EC, 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 #EFE9EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE9EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #EFE9EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe9ec; }
.text { color: #efe9ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 233 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe9ec, #efe9e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #EFE9EC?: #EFE9EC 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 #EFE9EC?: The RGB value is 239, 233, 236: 239 red, 233 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE9EC?: The complementary color is #E9EFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE9EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.