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#EFC2CB — Pale Red

#EFC2CB 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 #EFC2CB 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.

#EFC2CB 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 #C3EFE6; it also sits naturally between #EFC3E2 and #EFD0C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFC2CB · RGB 239, 194, 203

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Color values

HEX#EFC2CB
RGB239, 194, 203
HSL348°, 58%, 85%
HSV348°, 19%, 94%
CMYK0%, 19%, 15%, 6%
XYZ65.67, 61.25, 64.86
Yxy61.25, 0.3424, 0.3194
CIE-Lab82.51, 17.40, 1.56
Hunter Lab78.26, 17.27, 1.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 76% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFC2CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFC2CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFC2CB

.text { color: #EFC2CB; }
.background { background-color: #EFC2CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFC2CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 194, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFC2CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 194, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFC2CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 194, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFC2CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFC2CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFC2CB

#E6A2B0#DE8294#D56279#CD425D#B5304B#91273C#711E2F#511521#300D14#100407

Tints of #EFC2CB

#F0C7CF#F1CBD2#F2CFD6#F3D3D9#F5DBE0#F6DFE4#F8E3E7#F9E7EA#FAEBEE#FBEFF1

Tones of #EFC2CB

#ECC6CD#E8C9CF#E5CCD1#E2CFD3#DFD2D5#DCD6D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3EFE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFC2CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFC2CB

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 #EFC2CB: ·

How #EFC2CB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDBC9Deuteranopia · #DEE1C8Tritanopia · #EDC7C7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFC2CB rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Palette F9f5f6
#F9F5F6 · #F8E8EE · #FDCEDF · #F2BED1
Palette F3c5c5
#F3C5C5 · #C1A3A3 · #886F6F · #694E4E
Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6
Palette Ffd5cd
#FFD5CD · #EFBBCF · #C3AED6 · #8675A9
Palette Eac7c7
#EAC7C7 · #A0C3D2 · #F7F5EB · #EAE0DA

Similar colors

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

#F3BFCE#F2BED1#F3C5C5#F3BCC8#EFBBCF#EAC7C7#E9C3C5#EBBCD0#EEC2C2#F1C6D3#EDC4D4#EEC7C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFC2CA  ·  #EFC2CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFC2CB?

#EFC2CB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 194, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFC2CB?

#EFC2CB is RGB 239, 194, 203 — HSL 348°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFC2CB?

Its complement is #C3EFE6; analogous partners are #EFC3E2 and #EFD0C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFC2CB for text?

Black text on #EFC2CB has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.