Palettes / Colors / #EFCECE
#EFCECE — Pale Muted Red
#EFCECE 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 #EFCECE 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.
#EFCECE 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 #CDEFEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDDE and #EFDECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 206, 206 |
| HSL | 0°, 51%, 87% |
| HSV | 0°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 14%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.81, 66.95, 67.69 |
| Yxy | 66.95, 0.3382, 0.3291 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.48, 11.55, 4.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.82, 11.47, 3.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · 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 #EFCECE
.text { color: #EFCECE; }
.background { background-color: #EFCECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 206, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCECE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCECE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDEFEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCECE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCECE
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 #EFCECE: ·
How #EFCECE 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 #EFCECE 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 #EFCECE?
#EFCECE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 206, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCECE?
#EFCECE is RGB 239, 206, 206 — HSL 0°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCECE?
Its complement is #CDEFEF; analogous partners are #EFCDDE and #EFDECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCECE for text?
Black text on #EFCECE has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.