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#EF679B Color

#EF679B is rgb(239, 103, 155) in RGB, hsl(337, 81%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 35%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF679B
HEX#EF679B
RGBrgb(239, 103, 155)
HSLhsl(337, 81%, 67%)
HSVhsv(337, 57%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 35%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.175 358.7)
LABlab(62.44% 56.94 -0.73)
LCHlch(62.44% 56.95 359.26)

What #EF679B 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 #EF679B, 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.

#EF679B Channel Values

How #EF679B 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 103 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 81% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 57% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 35% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF679B 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF679B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF679B; 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 #EF679B

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 #EF679B.

How #EF679B 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#EF679B
Protanopia#8B8B9A
Protanomaly#BC7E9B
Deuteranopia#A5A597
Deuteranomaly#C79098
Tritanopia#EC6F6F
Tritanomaly#ED6C83
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF679B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef679b: #EF679B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF679B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef679b': '#EF679B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.404, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_ef679b">#EF679B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF679B"

More Pink Colors

#EF679B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF679B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF679B?

#EF679B is a light pink — rgb(239, 103, 155) in RGB and hsl(337, 81%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.64.

What is the RGB value of #EF679B?

#EF679B is rgb(239, 103, 155) — red 239, green 103, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF679B?

#EF679B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 35%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF679B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF679B scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF679B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF679B 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 11.45, which is visibly different.

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