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#EFE1EE Color

#EFE1EE is rgb(239, 225, 238) in RGB, hsl(304, 30%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE1EE
HEX#EFE1EE
RGBrgb(239, 225, 238)
HSLhsl(304, 30%, 91%)
HSVhsv(304, 6%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.023 327.9)
LABlab(90.95% 6.62 -4.55)
LCHlch(90.95% 8.04 325.51)

What #EFE1EE 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 #EFE1EE, 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.

#EFE1EE Channel Values

How #EFE1EE 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 225 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 30% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 6% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE1EE 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE1EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE1EE; 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 #EFE1EE

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 #EFE1EE.

How #EFE1EE 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#EFE1EE
Protanopia#E3E3EE
Protanomaly#E8E2EE
Deuteranopia#E6E6EE
Deuteranomaly#EAE4EE
Tritanopia#EDE3E3
Tritanomaly#EEE2E7
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE1EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe1ee: #EFE1EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE1EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe1ee': '#EFE1EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.882, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_efe1ee">#EFE1EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE1EE"

More Pink Colors

#EFE1EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE1EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE1EE?

#EFE1EE is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 225, 238) in RGB and hsl(304, 30%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #EFE1EE?

#EFE1EE is rgb(239, 225, 238) — red 239, green 225, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE1EE?

#EFE1EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE1EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE1EE scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE1EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE1EE 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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