Palettes / Colors / #EFD2EA

#EFD2EA — Pale Muted Pink

#EFD2EA is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EFD2EA 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.

#EFD2EA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2EFD7; it also sits naturally between #E5D2EF and #EFD2DC. 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 82% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFD2EA

.text { color: #EFD2EA; }
.background { background-color: #EFD2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 210, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 210, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 210, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2EFD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFD2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD2EA

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:

How #EFD2EA 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 #EFD2EA 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

← #EFD2E9  ·  #EFD2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD2EA?

#EFD2EA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 210, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD2EA?

#EFD2EA is RGB 239, 210, 234 — HSL 310°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD2EA?

Its complement is #D2EFD7; analogous partners are #E5D2EF and #EFD2DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD2EA for text?

Black text on #EFD2EA has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.