Palettes / Colors / #EFC8CB

#EFC8CB — Pale Red

#EFC8CB 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 #EFC8CB 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.

#EFC8CB 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 #C8EFEC; it also sits naturally between #EFC8DF and #EFD8C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFC8CB

.text { color: #EFC8CB; }
.background { background-color: #EFC8CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFC8CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 200, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFC8CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 200, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFC8CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 200, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFC8CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFC8CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8EFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFC8CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFC8CB

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:

How #EFC8CB 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 #EFC8CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFC8CB?

#EFC8CB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 200, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFC8CB?

#EFC8CB is RGB 239, 200, 203 — HSL 355°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFC8CB?

Its complement is #C8EFEC; analogous partners are #EFC8DF and #EFD8C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFC8CB for text?

Black text on #EFC8CB has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.