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#EFE6ED Color

#EFE6ED is rgb(239, 230, 237) in RGB, hsl(313, 22%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE6ED
HEX#EFE6ED
RGBrgb(239, 230, 237)
HSLhsl(313, 22%, 92%)
HSVhsv(313, 4%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.013 333)
LABlab(92.16% 4.06 -2.27)
LCHlch(92.16% 4.65 330.82)

What #EFE6ED 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 #EFE6ED, 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.

#EFE6ED Channel Values

How #EFE6ED 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 230 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 22% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 4% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE6ED 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE6ED; 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 #EFE6ED

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 #EFE6ED 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#EFE6ED
Protanopia#E8E8ED
Protanomaly#EBE7ED
Deuteranopia#E9E9ED
Deuteranomaly#EBE8ED
Tritanopia#EEE7E7
Tritanomaly#EEE7E9
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #EFE6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe6ed: #EFE6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe6ed': '#EFE6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.902, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_efe6ed">#EFE6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE6ED"

More Pink Colors

#EFE6ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE6ED?

#EFE6ED is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 230, 237) in RGB and hsl(313, 22%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #EFE6ED?

#EFE6ED is rgb(239, 230, 237) — red 239, green 230, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE6ED?

#EFE6ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE6ED scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE6ED 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 lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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