What color is #FFEFED?

#FFEFED is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFED?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 237: 255 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFED?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFEFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEFED color

#FFEFED rgb(255, 239, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFEFED is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 92.9% blue (255, 239, 237).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Voracious White (#FEEEED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#FFEFED color codes

HEX	`#FFEFED`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.63, 5.05, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.63, 5.83, 29.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.391, 89.108, 92.7)`
Decimal	`16773101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEFED, 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 #FFEFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	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 #FFEFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffefed; }
.text { color: #ffefed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffefed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffefed, #fff8ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FFEFED?: #FFEFED is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEFED?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 237: 255 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEFED?: The complementary color is #EDFDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.