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#EFAEE9 Color

#EFAEE9 is rgb(239, 174, 233) in RGB, hsl(306, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAEE9
HEX#EFAEE9
RGBrgb(239, 174, 233)
HSLhsl(306, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(306, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.107 329.7)
LABlab(78.75% 31.36 -19.93)
LCHlch(78.75% 37.16 327.57)

What #EFAEE9 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 #EFAEE9, 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.

#EFAEE9 Channel Values

How #EFAEE9 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 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 3% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAEE9 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFAEE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFAEE9; 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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Tints & Shades of #EFAEE9

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.

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Shades

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How #EFAEE9 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#EFAEE9
Protanopia#BBBBE9
Protanomaly#D2B6E9
Deuteranopia#C7C7E7
Deuteranomaly#D8BDE8
Tritanopia#E9B7B7
Tritanomaly#EBB3CD
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #EFAEE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efaee9: #EFAEE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAEE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efaee9': '#EFAEE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.682, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_efaee9">#EFAEE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAEE9"

More Pink Colors

#EFAEE9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFAEE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAEE9?

#EFAEE9 is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 174, 233) in RGB and hsl(306, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #EFAEE9?

#EFAEE9 is rgb(239, 174, 233) — red 239, green 174, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAEE9?

#EFAEE9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFAEE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAEE9 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAEE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAEE9 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 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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