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#EFDBDF — Pale Muted Red

#EFDBDF is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #EFDBDF 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.

#EFDBDF 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 #DCEFEB; it also sits naturally between #EFDCE9 and #EFE2DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDBDF · RGB 239, 219, 223

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Color values

HEX#EFDBDF
RGB239, 219, 223
HSL348°, 38%, 90%
HSV348°, 8%, 94%
CMYK0%, 8%, 7%, 6%
XYZ74.25, 74.34, 80.25
Yxy74.34, 0.3245, 0.3249
CIE-Lab89.08, 7.54, 0.52
Hunter Lab86.22, 7.55, 0.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFDBDF

.text { color: #EFDBDF; }
.background { background-color: #EFDBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 219, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 38%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 219, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 219, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDBDF

#E1BCC4#D4A0AA#C6808E#B96475#A54A5D#863C4B#6A2F3B#4A2129#2E151A#0E0608

Tints of #EFDBDF

#F1DFE3#F1DFE3#F2E3E6#F2E3E6#F4E6E9#F6EAEC#F6EAEC#F7EDEF#F7EDEF#F9F1F2

Tones of #EFDBDF

#EEDDE0#ECDFE1#EBE0E2#EAE1E3#E8E3E4#E7E4E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDBDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDBDF

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 #EFDBDF: ·

How #EFDBDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6DEDeuteranopia · #E8E9DETritanopia · #EEDDDD

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 #EFDBDF rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Ember
#EDD9E0 · #BF5F80 · #9C4563 · #4F2131
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Tender Ruby Bloom
#AD3142 · #49C137 · #3446B8 · #EED7DC
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9

Similar colors

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

#EDD9E0#EFD7DE#F0DBDB#EDDFE0#EED7DC#F0D9DA#EDD6E1#EAD8E0#F3DFE3#F4DADA#EEE2DE#F2D5DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDBDE  ·  #EFDBE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDBDF?

#EFDBDF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 219, 223). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDBDF?

#EFDBDF is RGB 239, 219, 223 — HSL 348°, 38%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDBDF?

Its complement is #DCEFEB; analogous partners are #EFDCE9 and #EFE2DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDBDF for text?

Black text on #EFDBDF has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.