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#EF3EBA Color

#EF3EBA is rgb(239, 62, 186) in RGB, hsl(318, 85%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 22%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF3EBA
HEX#EF3EBA
RGBrgb(239, 62, 186)
HSLhsl(318, 85%, 59%)
HSVhsv(318, 74%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 22%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.242 342.8)
LABlab(57.69% 74.52 -25.67)
LCHlch(57.69% 78.82 341.00)

What #EF3EBA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EF3EBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EF3EBA Channel Values

How #EF3EBA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 62 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 85% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 74% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 22% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF3EBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF3EBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF3EBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EF3EBA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF3EBA.

How #EF3EBA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EF3EBA
Protanopia#7878B9
Protanomaly#B466BA
Deuteranopia#9999B6
Deuteranomaly#C17EB8
Tritanopia#E85B5B
Tritanomaly#EB518B
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF3EBA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ef3eba: #EF3EBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF3EBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef3eba': '#EF3EBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.243, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ef3eba">#EF3EBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF3EBA"

More Pink Colors

#EF3EBA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF3EBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF3EBA?

#EF3EBA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(239, 62, 186) in RGB and hsl(318, 85%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #EF3EBA?

#EF3EBA is rgb(239, 62, 186) — red 239, green 62, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF3EBA?

#EF3EBA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 22%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF3EBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF3EBA scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF3EBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF3EBA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 17.77, which is visibly different.

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