Palettes / Colors / #EFABAF
#EFABAF — Light Red
#EFABAF is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EFABAF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EFABAF is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A9EFEA; it also sits naturally between #EFA9D1 and #EFC7A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFABAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 171, 175 |
| HSL | 356°, 68%, 80% |
| HSV | 356°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 27%, 6% |
| XYZ | 57.90, 50.57, 47.27 |
| Yxy | 50.57, 0.3718, 0.3247 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.42, 25.49, 7.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.11, 25.07, 6.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFABAF
.text { color: #EFABAF; }
.background { background-color: #EFABAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFABAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 171, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFABAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 171, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFABAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 171, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFABAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFABAF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9EFEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFABAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFABAF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFABAF: ·
How #EFABAF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFABAF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFABAF?
#EFABAF is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 171, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFABAF?
#EFABAF is RGB 239, 171, 175 — HSL 356°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 27%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFABAF?
Its complement is #A9EFEA; analogous partners are #EFA9D1 and #EFC7A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFABAF for text?
Black text on #EFABAF has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.