Palettes / Colors / #EFE1E2

#EFE1E2 — Pale Dusty Red

#EFE1E2 is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#EFE1E2 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 #E1EFEE; it also sits naturally between #EFE1E9 and #EFE7E1. 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 88% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE1E2

.text { color: #EFE1E2; }
.background { background-color: #EFE1E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE1E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 225, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 30%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE1E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 225, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE1E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 225, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE1E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE1E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE1E2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1EFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE1E2: #000000.

How #EFE1E2 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 #EFE1E2 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

← #EFE1E1  ·  #EFE1E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE1E2?

#EFE1E2 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 239, 225, 226). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE1E2?

#EFE1E2 is RGB 239, 225, 226 — HSL 356°, 30%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE1E2?

Its complement is #E1EFEE; analogous partners are #EFE1E9 and #EFE7E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE1E2 for text?

Black text on #EFE1E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.