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#EFAFEF Color

#EFAFEF is rgb(239, 175, 239) in RGB, hsl(300, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 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 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAFEF
HEX#EFAFEF
RGBrgb(239, 175, 239)
HSLhsl(300, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(300, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.111 326.5)
LABlab(79.14% 31.67 -22.56)
LCHlch(79.14% 38.88 324.54)

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

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.95Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 8.63Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.81Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.09Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.49Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.69

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

#EFAFEF Channel Values

How #EFAFEF 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 175 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAFEF 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFAFEF

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

Base
#EFAFEF
Complementary
#AEEFAE
Analogous
#CFAEEF
Analogous
#EFAECF
Triadic
#EFEFAE
Triadic
#AEEFEF
Split comp.
#CFEFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFCF

Tints & Shades of #EFAFEF

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

#F1B7F1
#F3C3F3
#F5CCF5
#F7D9F7
#F9E1F9
#FCEEFC

Shades

#E67FE6
#DC50DC
#CC28CC
#9E1F9E
#6F166F
#400D40

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

How #EFAFEF 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#EFAFEF
Protanopia#BCBCEF
Protanomaly#D2B7EF
Deuteranopia#C7C7EE
Deuteranomaly#D8BEEE
Tritanopia#E8B9B9
Tritanomaly#EBB5D1
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAFEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efafef: #EFAFEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAFEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efafef': '#EFAFEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.686, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_efafef">#EFAFEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAFEF"

More Pink Colors

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

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFAFEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAFEF?

#EFAFEF is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 175, 239) in RGB and hsl(300, 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #EFAFEF?

#EFAFEF is rgb(239, 175, 239) — red 239, green 175, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAFEF?

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

Should text on #EFAFEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAFEF scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAFEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAFEF 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 5.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.