Palettes / Colors / #EFAFBF
#EFAFBF — Light Red
#EFAFBF 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 #EFAFBF 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.
#EFAFBF 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 #AEEFDF; it also sits naturally between #EFAEDF and #EFBEAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAFBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 175, 191 |
| HSL | 345°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 345°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 20%, 6% |
| XYZ | 60.33, 52.77, 56.30 |
| Yxy | 52.77, 0.3561, 0.3115 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.74, 25.65, 1.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.64, 25.39, 0.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 69% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 20% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAFBF
.text { color: #EFAFBF; }
.background { background-color: #EFAFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 175, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 175, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 175, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAFBF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFAFBF
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Tones of #EFAFBF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEEFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAFBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFAFBF
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 #EFAFBF: ·
How #EFAFBF 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 #EFAFBF 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 #EFAFBF?
#EFAFBF is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 175, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAFBF?
#EFAFBF is RGB 239, 175, 191 — HSL 345°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 20%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFAFBF?
Its complement is #AEEFDF; analogous partners are #EFAEDF and #EFBEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAFBF for text?
Black text on #EFAFBF has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.