Palettes / Colors / #EFDBDA

#EFDBDA — Pale Muted Red

#EFDBDA is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

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

#EFDBDA 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 #DBEFF0; it also sits naturally between #F0DBE4 and #F0E7DB. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDBDA

.text { color: #EFDBDA; }
.background { background-color: #EFDBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 219, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 219, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 219, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDBDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEFF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDBDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDBDA

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 #EFDBDA 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 #EFDBDA 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

← #EFDBD9  ·  #EFDBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDBDA?

#EFDBDA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 219, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDBDA?

#EFDBDA is RGB 239, 219, 218 — HSL 3°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 9%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDBDA?

Its complement is #DBEFF0; analogous partners are #F0DBE4 and #F0E7DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDBDA for text?

Black text on #EFDBDA has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.