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#EFAEBE Color

#EFAEBE is rgb(239, 174, 190) in RGB, hsl(345, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cherry Blossom Pink (#FFB7C5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAEBE
HEX#EFAEBE
RGBrgb(239, 174, 190)
HSLhsl(345, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(345, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.078 2.7)
LABlab(77.68% 26.15 1.72)
LCHlch(77.68% 26.21 3.77)

What #EFAEBE 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 #EFAEBE, 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.

#EFAEBE Channel Values

How #EFAEBE 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 174 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAEBE 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFAEBE

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

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 #EFAEBE.

How #EFAEBE 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#EFAEBE
Protanopia#BBBBBE
Protanomaly#D2B6BE
Deuteranopia#C7C7BC
Deuteranomaly#D8BDBD
Tritanopia#EEB0B0
Tritanomaly#EEAFB6
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAEBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efaebe: #EFAEBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAEBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efaebe': '#EFAEBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.682, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_efaebe">#EFAEBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAEBE"

More Red Colors

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

#EFAEBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAEBE?

#EFAEBE is a lightest red — rgb(239, 174, 190) in RGB and hsl(345, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cherry Blossom Pink (#FFB7C5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #EFAEBE?

#EFAEBE is rgb(239, 174, 190) — red 239, green 174, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAEBE?

#EFAEBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFAEBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAEBE scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAEBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAEBE 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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