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#EFB8EC Color

#EFB8EC is rgb(239, 184, 236) in RGB, hsl(303, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFB8EC
HEX#EFB8EC
RGBrgb(239, 184, 236)
HSLhsl(303, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(303, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.093 328.1)
LABlab(81.10% 26.73 -18.01)
LCHlch(81.10% 32.23 326.03)

What #EFB8EC 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 #EFB8EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.6Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 7.6Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.48Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 10.07Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 10.55Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.67

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

#EFB8EC Channel Values

How #EFB8EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFB8EC 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFB8EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFB8EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFB8EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFB8EC
Complementary
#B8EFBB
Analogous
#D6B8EF
Analogous
#EFB8D1
Triadic
#ECEFB8
Triadic
#B8ECEF
Split comp.
#D1EFB8
Split comp.
#B8EFD6

Tints & Shades of #EFB8EC

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

#F1C1EE
#F3C9F1
#F5D1F3
#F7DEF6
#F9E6F8
#FBEEFB

Shades

#E58BE0
#D959D3
#CC2EC4
#9E2498
#70196C
#3E0E3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFB8EC.

How #EFB8EC 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#EFB8EC
Protanopia#C3C3EC
Protanomaly#D6BFEC
Deuteranopia#CCCCEB
Deuteranomaly#DBC5EB
Tritanopia#E9C0C0
Tritanomaly#ECBDD3
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFB8EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efb8ec: #EFB8EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFB8EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efb8ec': '#EFB8EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.722, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_efb8ec">#EFB8EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFB8EC"

More Pink Colors

#EFB8EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFB8EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFB8EC?

#EFB8EC is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 184, 236) in RGB and hsl(303, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #EFB8EC?

#EFB8EC is rgb(239, 184, 236) — red 239, green 184, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFB8EC?

#EFB8EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFB8EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFB8EC scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFB8EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFB8EC 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 9.48, 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.