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#EF81AE Color

#EF81AE is rgb(239, 129, 174) in RGB, hsl(335, 77%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 27%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is China Pink (#DE6FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF81AE
HEX#EF81AE
RGBrgb(239, 129, 174)
HSLhsl(335, 77%, 72%)
HSVhsv(335, 46%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 27%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.143 355.3)
LABlab(67.66% 46.78 -3.95)
LCHlch(67.66% 46.95 355.18)

What #EF81AE 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 #EF81AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 6.63Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.96Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 8.6Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 8.86Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8.94Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.94

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

#EF81AE Channel Values

How #EF81AE 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 129 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 77% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 46% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 27% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF81AE 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF81AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF81AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF81AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF81AE
Complementary
#81EFC1
Analogous
#EF81E5
Analogous
#EF8A81
Triadic
#AEEF81
Triadic
#81AEEF
Split comp.
#81EF8A
Split comp.
#81E5EF

Tints & Shades of #EF81AE

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

#F193BA
#F3A0C3
#F5B2CE
#F7C4DA
#FAD6E5
#FBE4EE

Shades

#E95392
#E32B78
#C21960
#951349
#680D33
#3F081F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF81AE.

How #EF81AE 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#EF81AE
Protanopia#9B9BAD
Protanomaly#C392AE
Deuteranopia#B0B0AB
Deuteranomaly#CC9FAC
Tritanopia#EC8888
Tritanomaly#ED8599
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF81AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef81ae: #EF81AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF81AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef81ae': '#EF81AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.506, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ef81ae">#EF81AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF81AE"

More Pink Colors

#EF81AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EF81AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF81AE?

#EF81AE is a light pink — rgb(239, 129, 174) in RGB and hsl(335, 77%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is China Pink (#DE6FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #EF81AE?

#EF81AE is rgb(239, 129, 174) — red 239, green 129, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF81AE?

#EF81AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 27%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF81AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF81AE scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF81AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF81AE 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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