Palettes / Colors / #EFBEC7
#EFBEC7 — Pale Red
#EFBEC7 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EFBEC7 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.
#EFBEC7 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 #BEEFE6; it also sits naturally between #EFBEDF and #EFCDBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBEC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 190, 199 |
| HSL | 349°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 349°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 17%, 6% |
| XYZ | 64.32, 59.30, 62.09 |
| Yxy | 59.30, 0.3463, 0.3193 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.46, 18.90, 2.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.01, 18.73, 1.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 78%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 17% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBEC7
.text { color: #EFBEC7; }
.background { background-color: #EFBEC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBEC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBEC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBEC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 199, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBEC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBEC7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFBEC7
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEEFE6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBEC7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBEC7
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 #EFBEC7: ·
How #EFBEC7 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 #EFBEC7 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 #EFBEC7?
#EFBEC7 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 190, 199). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBEC7?
#EFBEC7 is RGB 239, 190, 199 — HSL 349°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 17%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFBEC7?
Its complement is #BEEFE6; analogous partners are #EFBEDF and #EFCDBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBEC7 for text?
Black text on #EFBEC7 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.