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#EFC5F6 Color

#EFC5F6 is rgb(239, 197, 246) in RGB, hsl(291, 73%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFC5F6
HEX#EFC5F6
RGBrgb(239, 197, 246)
HSLhsl(291, 73%, 87%)
HSVhsv(291, 20%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.08 321.5)
LABlab(84.39% 21.58 -18.42)
LCHlch(84.39% 28.37 319.53)

What #EFC5F6 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 #EFC5F6, 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 pink in the library.

#EFC5F6 Channel Values

How #EFC5F6 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 197 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 73% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 20% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFC5F6 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFC5F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFC5F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFC5F6

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 #EFC5F6 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#EFC5F6
Protanopia#CDCDF6
Protanomaly#DBCAF6
Deuteranopia#D4D4F5
Deuteranomaly#DFCEF5
Tritanopia#E9CCCC
Tritanomaly#ECC9DE
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFC5F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efc5f6: #EFC5F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFC5F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efc5f6': '#EFC5F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.773, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_efc5f6">#EFC5F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFC5F6"

More Pink Colors

#EFC5F6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFC5F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFC5F6?

#EFC5F6 is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 197, 246) in RGB and hsl(291, 73%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #EFC5F6?

#EFC5F6 is rgb(239, 197, 246) — red 239, green 197, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFC5F6?

#EFC5F6 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFC5F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFC5F6 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFC5F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFC5F6 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 13.75, which is visibly different.

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