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#EFC3CA Color

#EFC3CA is rgb(239, 195, 202) in RGB, hsl(350, 58%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Pink (#F4C2C2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFC3CA
HEX#EFC3CA
RGBrgb(239, 195, 202)
HSLhsl(350, 58%, 85%)
HSVhsv(350, 18%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.051 7.5)
LABlab(82.86% 16.95 2.72)
LCHlch(82.86% 17.17 9.11)

What #EFC3CA 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 #EFC3CA, 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.

#EFC3CA Channel Values

How #EFC3CA 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 195 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 58% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 18% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 15% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFC3CA 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 text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFC3CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFC3CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFC3CA; 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 #EFC3CA

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 #EFC3CA.

How #EFC3CA 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#EFC3CA
Protanopia#CBCBCA
Protanomaly#DBC8CA
Deuteranopia#D3D3C9
Deuteranomaly#DFCDC9
Tritanopia#EEC4C4
Tritanomaly#EFC4C6
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFC3CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efc3ca: #EFC3CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFC3CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efc3ca': '#EFC3CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.765, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_efc3ca">#EFC3CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFC3CA"

More Red Colors

#EFC3CA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFC3CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFC3CA?

#EFC3CA is a lightest red — rgb(239, 195, 202) in RGB and hsl(350, 58%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Pink (#F4C2C2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #EFC3CA?

#EFC3CA is rgb(239, 195, 202) — red 239, green 195, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFC3CA?

#EFC3CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFC3CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFC3CA scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFC3CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFC3CA 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 7.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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