Palettes / Colors / #EFCBCF
#EFCBCF — Pale Muted Red
#EFCBCF 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 #EFCBCF 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.
#EFCBCF 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 #CCEFEB; it also sits naturally between #EFCCE2 and #EFDACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCBCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 203, 207 |
| HSL | 353°, 53%, 87% |
| HSV | 353°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 13%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.22, 65.57, 68.09 |
| Yxy | 65.57, 0.3379, 0.3248 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.78, 13.29, 2.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.97, 13.20, 2.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 13% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCBCF
.text { color: #EFCBCF; }
.background { background-color: #EFCBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCBCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCBCF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCBCF
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Tones of #EFCBCF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCEFEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCBCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCBCF
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 #EFCBCF: ·
How #EFCBCF 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 #EFCBCF 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 #EFCBCF?
#EFCBCF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 203, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCBCF?
#EFCBCF is RGB 239, 203, 207 — HSL 353°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 13%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCBCF?
Its complement is #CCEFEB; analogous partners are #EFCCE2 and #EFDACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCBCF for text?
Black text on #EFCBCF has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.