Palettes / Colors / #EFCBCE
#EFCBCE — Pale Muted Red
#EFCBCE is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #EFCBCE 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.
#EFCBCE 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 #CCEFEC; it also sits naturally between #EFCCE1 and #EFDBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCBCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 203, 206 |
| HSL | 355°, 53%, 87% |
| HSV | 355°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 14%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.09, 65.52, 67.45 |
| Yxy | 65.52, 0.3387, 0.3259 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.75, 13.13, 3.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.94, 13.04, 2.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCBCE
.text { color: #EFCBCE; }
.background { background-color: #EFCBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCBCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCBCE
Tints of #EFCBCE
Tones of #EFCBCE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCEFEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCBCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCBCE
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 #EFCBCE: ·
How #EFCBCE 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 #EFCBCE 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 #EFCBCE?
#EFCBCE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 203, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCBCE?
#EFCBCE is RGB 239, 203, 206 — HSL 355°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCBCE?
Its complement is #CCEFEC; analogous partners are #EFCCE1 and #EFDBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCBCE for text?
Black text on #EFCBCE has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.