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#EFB8B8 Color

#EFB8B8 is rgb(239, 184, 184) in RGB, hsl(0, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB8B8
HEX#EFB8B8
RGBrgb(239, 184, 184)
HSLhsl(0, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(0, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.064 18.5)
LABlab(79.88% 20.48 8.09)
LCHlch(79.88% 22.02 21.56)

What #EFB8B8 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 #EFB8B8, 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.

#EFB8B8 Channel Values

How #EFB8B8 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 184 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 23% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB8B8 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFB8B8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB8B8; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFB8B8

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 #EFB8B8 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#EFB8B8
Protanopia#C3C3B8
Protanomaly#D6BFB8
Deuteranopia#CCCCB6
Deuteranomaly#DBC5B7
Tritanopia#EFB8B8
Tritanomaly#EFB8B8
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #EFB8B8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb8b8: #EFB8B8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB8B8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb8b8': '#EFB8B8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.722, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_efb8b8">#EFB8B8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB8B8"

More Red Colors

#EFB8B8 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFB8B8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB8B8?

#EFB8B8 is a lightest red — rgb(239, 184, 184) in RGB and hsl(0, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.65.

What is the RGB value of #EFB8B8?

#EFB8B8 is rgb(239, 184, 184) — red 239, green 184, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB8B8?

#EFB8B8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB8B8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB8B8 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB8B8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB8B8 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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