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#EFC2CB Color

#EFC2CB is rgb(239, 194, 203) in RGB, hsl(348, 58%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFC2CB
HEX#EFC2CB
RGBrgb(239, 194, 203)
HSLhsl(348, 58%, 85%)
HSVhsv(348, 19%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.053 4.8)
LABlab(82.65% 17.57 1.87)
LCHlch(82.65% 17.67 6.09)

What #EFC2CB 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 #EFC2CB, 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.

#EFC2CB Channel Values

How #EFC2CB 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 194 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 58% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 19% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 15% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFC2CB 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFC2CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFC2CB; 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 #EFC2CB

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 #EFC2CB.

How #EFC2CB 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#EFC2CB
Protanopia#CBCBCB
Protanomaly#DAC7CB
Deuteranopia#D2D2CA
Deuteranomaly#DECCCA
Tritanopia#EEC3C3
Tritanomaly#EEC3C6
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFC2CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efc2cb: #EFC2CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFC2CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efc2cb': '#EFC2CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.761, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_efc2cb">#EFC2CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFC2CB"

More Red Colors

#EFC2CB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFC2CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFC2CB?

#EFC2CB is a lightest red — rgb(239, 194, 203) in RGB and hsl(348, 58%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.51.

What is the RGB value of #EFC2CB?

#EFC2CB is rgb(239, 194, 203) — red 239, green 194, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFC2CB?

#EFC2CB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFC2CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFC2CB scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFC2CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFC2CB 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 7.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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