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#EF43EC Color

#EF43EC is rgb(239, 67, 236) in RGB, hsl(301, 84%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 1%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF43EC
HEX#EF43EC
RGBrgb(239, 67, 236)
HSLhsl(301, 84%, 60%)
HSVhsv(301, 72%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.269 328.8)
LABlab(60.17% 78.14 -50.15)
LCHlch(60.17% 92.85 327.31)

What #EF43EC 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 #EF43EC, 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.

#EF43EC Channel Values

How #EF43EC 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 67 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 84% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 72% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF43EC 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF43EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF43EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF43EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EF43EC

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 #EF43EC.

How #EF43EC 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#EF43EC
Protanopia#7A7AEC
Protanomaly#B568EC
Deuteranopia#9A9AE9
Deuteranomaly#C280EA
Tritanopia#E26E6E
Tritanomaly#E85FAF
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF43EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef43ec: #EF43EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF43EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef43ec': '#EF43EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.263, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ef43ec">#EF43EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF43EC"

More Pink Colors

#EF43EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF43EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF43EC?

#EF43EC is a light pink — rgb(239, 67, 236) in RGB and hsl(301, 84%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.94.

What is the RGB value of #EF43EC?

#EF43EC is rgb(239, 67, 236) — red 239, green 67, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF43EC?

#EF43EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF43EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF43EC scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF43EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF43EC 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 18.56, which is visibly different.

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