Palettes / Colors / #EFC8CC

#EFC8CC — Pale Red

#EFC8CC is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#EFC8CC 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 #C8EFEB; it also sits naturally between #EFC8DF and #EFD7C8. 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 #EFC8CC

.text { color: #EFC8CC; }
.background { background-color: #EFC8CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFC8CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 200, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFC8CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 200, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFC8CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 200, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFC8CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFC8CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8EFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFC8CC: #000000.

How #EFC8CC 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 #EFC8CC 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

← #EFC8CB  ·  #EFC8CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFC8CC?

#EFC8CC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 200, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFC8CC?

#EFC8CC is RGB 239, 200, 204 — HSL 354°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFC8CC?

Its complement is #C8EFEB; analogous partners are #EFC8DF and #EFD7C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFC8CC for text?

Black text on #EFC8CC has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.