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#EFAED3 Color

#EFAED3 is rgb(239, 174, 211) in RGB, hsl(326, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAED3
HEX#EFAED3
RGBrgb(239, 174, 211)
HSLhsl(326, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(326, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.089 344.1)
LABlab(78.17% 28.56 -8.93)
LCHlch(78.17% 29.92 342.65)

What #EFAED3 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 #EFAED3, 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.

#EFAED3 Channel Values

How #EFAED3 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 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 12% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAED3 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFAED3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFAED3; 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 #EFAED3

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 #EFAED3.

How #EFAED3 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#EFAED3
Protanopia#BBBBD3
Protanomaly#D2B6D3
Deuteranopia#C7C7D1
Deuteranomaly#D8BDD2
Tritanopia#EBB3B3
Tritanomaly#EDB1C1
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAED3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efaed3: #EFAED3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAED3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efaed3': '#EFAED3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.682, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_efaed3">#EFAED3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAED3"

More Pink Colors

#EFAED3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFAED3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAED3?

#EFAED3 is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 174, 211) in RGB and hsl(326, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.73.

What is the RGB value of #EFAED3?

#EFAED3 is rgb(239, 174, 211) — red 239, green 174, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAED3?

#EFAED3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFAED3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAED3 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAED3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAED3 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.91, which is visibly different.

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