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#EFCBC7 Color

#EFCBC7 is rgb(239, 203, 199) in RGB, hsl(6, 56%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFCBC7
HEX#EFCBC7
RGBrgb(239, 203, 199)
HSLhsl(6, 56%, 86%)
HSVhsv(6, 17%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.041 25.4)
LABlab(84.73% 12.63 6.97)
LCHlch(84.73% 14.42 28.88)

What #EFCBC7 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 #EFCBC7, 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.

#EFCBC7 Channel Values

How #EFCBC7 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 203 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 56% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 17% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 17% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFCBC7 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 text14.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFCBC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFCBC7; 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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Tints & Shades of #EFCBC7

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 #EFCBC7.

How #EFCBC7 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#EFCBC7
Protanopia#D2D2C7
Protanomaly#DECFC7
Deuteranopia#D8D8C6
Deuteranomaly#E1D3C6
Tritanopia#EFCBCB
Tritanomaly#EFCBC9
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFCBC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efcbc7: #EFCBC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFCBC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efcbc7': '#EFCBC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.796, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_efcbc7">#EFCBC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFCBC7"

More Red Colors

#EFCBC7 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFCBC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFCBC7?

#EFCBC7 is a lightest red — rgb(239, 203, 199) in RGB and hsl(6, 56%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.86.

What is the RGB value of #EFCBC7?

#EFCBC7 is rgb(239, 203, 199) — red 239, green 203, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFCBC7?

#EFCBC7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFCBC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFCBC7 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFCBC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFCBC7 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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