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#EFCDCC — Pale Muted Red

#EFCDCC 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 #EFCDCC 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.

#EFCDCC 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 #CDEEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDDD and #EFDFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCDCC · RGB 239, 205, 204

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Color values

HEX#EFCDCC
RGB239, 205, 204
HSL2°, 52%, 87%
HSV2°, 15%, 94%
CMYK0%, 14%, 15%, 6%
XYZ68.33, 66.37, 66.34
Yxy66.37, 0.3399, 0.3302
CIE-Lab85.19, 11.76, 4.91
Hunter Lab81.47, 11.67, 4.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFCDCC

.text { color: #EFCDCC; }
.background { background-color: #EFCDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCDCC

#E5AFAE#DA8D8B#D06F6C#C7514D#B23C38#8F312D#702623#511C1A#2F100F#100505

Tints of #EFCDCC

#F0D2D0#F2D5D4#F3D9D8#F4DDDC#F5E1E0#F5E1E0#F6E4E4#F8E8E8#F9ECEC#FAF0EF

Tones of #EFCDCC

#EDD0CF#EAD2D2#E8D5D4#E5D7D7#E3D9D9#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCDCC

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 #EFCDCC: ·

How #EFCDCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0CCDeuteranopia · #E2E5CCTritanopia · #EDCCCC

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 #EFCDCC rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3

Similar colors

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

#EFCEC8#EBCECB#F1CFD0#F1D1D0#F3D0C8#F5CBCB#F1D3CE#F1D1D1#F2D1D1#F2CBC5#E7CCCC#E7CBCB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCDCB  ·  #EFCDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCDCC?

#EFCDCC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 205, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCDCC?

#EFCDCC is RGB 239, 205, 204 — HSL 2°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCDCC?

Its complement is #CDEEEF; analogous partners are #EFCDDD and #EFDFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCDCC for text?

Black text on #EFCDCC has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.