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#EFBBB3 — Pale Red

#EFBBB3 is a red color we call Pale 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 #EFBBB3 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.

#EFBBB3 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 #B3E7EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB3C9 and #EFD9B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBBB3 · RGB 239, 187, 179

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Color values

HEX#EFBBB3
RGB239, 187, 179
HSL8°, 65%, 82%
HSV8°, 25%, 94%
CMYK0%, 22%, 25%, 6%
XYZ61.50, 57.15, 50.44
Yxy57.15, 0.3637, 0.3380
CIE-Lab80.26, 17.55, 11.22
Hunter Lab75.60, 17.24, 9.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 25% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EFBBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBBB3

.text { color: #EFBBB3; }
.background { background-color: #EFBBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 65%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBBB3

#E89D92#E17F70#DA6552#D34631#B53926#932F1F#722418#541B12#32100B#110504

Tints of #EFBBB3

#F0BFB7#F2C7C0#F3CAC4#F4D2CD#F5D6D1#F6D9D5#F8E1DD#F9E5E2#FBECEA#FBF0EE

Tones of #EFBBB3

#EBBEB7#E6C2BC#E2C5C0#DEC8C4#DACBC8#D5CECD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3E7EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBBB3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFBBB3: ·

How #EFBBB3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D8D8B5Deuteranopia · #DCDFB5Tritanopia · #ECB6B7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBBB3 rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Palette 432e54
#432E54 · #4B4376 · #AE445A · #E8BCB9
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F3BBAE#EEB3B0#F3BFBA#EBC3B4#E8BCB9#EEC3AE#F4C3B4#ECC2B9#F5BABB#F0BEBD#E5BEB5#F1B4BB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBBB2  ·  #EFBBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBBB3?

#EFBBB3 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 187, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBBB3?

#EFBBB3 is RGB 239, 187, 179 — HSL 8°, 65%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 25%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBBB3?

Its complement is #B3E7EF; analogous partners are #EFB3C9 and #EFD9B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBBB3 for text?

Black text on #EFBBB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.