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#EF8FA7 Color

#EF8FA7 is rgb(239, 143, 167) in RGB, hsl(345, 75%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 30%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF8FA7
HEX#EF8FA7
RGBrgb(239, 143, 167)
HSLhsl(345, 75%, 75%)
HSVhsv(345, 40%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 30%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.119 4.2)
LABlab(70.34% 39.32 3.84)
LCHlch(70.34% 39.50 5.57)

What #EF8FA7 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 #EF8FA7, 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 red in the library.

#EF8FA7 Channel Values

How #EF8FA7 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 143 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 75% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 40% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 30% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF8FA7 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF8FA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF8FA7; 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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Tints & Shades of #EF8FA7

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

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How #EF8FA7 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#EF8FA7
Protanopia#A5A5A6
Protanomaly#C79DA7
Deuteranopia#B6B6A4
Deuteranomaly#CFA8A5
Tritanopia#ED9292
Tritanomaly#EE919B
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #EF8FA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef8fa7: #EF8FA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF8FA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef8fa7': '#EF8FA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.561, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_ef8fa7">#EF8FA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF8FA7"

More Red Colors

#EF8FA7 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF8FA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF8FA7?

#EF8FA7 is a light red — rgb(239, 143, 167) in RGB and hsl(345, 75%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.74.

What is the RGB value of #EF8FA7?

#EF8FA7 is rgb(239, 143, 167) — red 239, green 143, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF8FA7?

#EF8FA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 30%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF8FA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF8FA7 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF8FA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF8FA7 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 11.53, which is visibly different.

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