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#efd7df

a pale, soft magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Misty Rose

RGB
239, 215, 223
HSL
340°, 43%, 89%
CMYK
0, 10, 7, 6
Luminance
0.7228

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #efd7df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#efd7df
Hue
340°
magenta / pink
Saturation
43%
soft
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7228
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
28/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
15.46:1
Closest name
Misty Rose
ΔE2000 5.5
Where it sits
Hue340° of 360°
Saturation43%
Lightness89%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool28% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#efd7df
RGBrgb(239, 215, 223)
HSLhsl(340, 43%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 6%)
LABlab(88.1 9.6 -0.9)
LCHlch(88.1 9.7 354.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.901 0.029 355.5)
Decimal15718367
Display P3color(display-p3 0.937 0.843 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #efd7df;
background-color: #efd7df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#efd7df] bg-[#efd7df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #efd7df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.937, green: 0.843, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#efd7df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEFD7DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 215, 239)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #efd7df · 15.46:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.46:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #efd7df as text scores 1.36:1 on white and 15.46:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#efd7df on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#efd7df on black: 15.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9DBDF
deuteranopia · #DEDEDE
tritanopia · #F3D6DA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #efd7df is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF5F6
#F5EBEE
#efd7df
#DFAFBF
#CF879F
#BF5F7F
#AF4669
#923A57
#752F46
#552535
#351721
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FAF5F6Darkest = 950 · #351721
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF5F6;
  --brand-100: #F5EBEE;
  --brand-200: #efd7df;
  --brand-300: #DFAFBF;
  --brand-400: #CF879F;
  --brand-500: #BF5F7F;
  --brand-600: #AF4669;
  --brand-700: #923A57;
  --brand-800: #752F46;
  --brand-900: #552535;
  --brand-950: #351721;
  --brand: #efd7df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #efd7df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#E8C5D0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B65
Captions on the surface
Accent#37955F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5B2437
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8EDF0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241419
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #efd7df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#D7EFE7
Analogous left#EFD7EB
Analogous right#EFDBD7
Split-complement 1#D7EFDB
Split-complement 2#D7EBEF
Triadic 1#DFEFD7
Triadic 2#D7DFEF
Tetradic#EBEFD7

RGB percentages

Red93.7%
Green84.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.0%
Yellow6.7%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#efd7df text on a black background

contrast 15.46:1

Card sample

#efd7df text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #efd7df;
Background color
Panel with #efd7df background
background-color: #efd7df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #efd7df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(239, 215, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(239, 215, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #efd7df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efd7df, #EFDFD7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #efd7df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#efd7df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#efd7df, answered

What color is #efd7df?

#efd7df is a pale soft magenta / pink, closest to Misty Rose (ΔE2000 5.5). It sits at 340° on the hue wheel with 43% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #efd7df?

rgb(239, 215, 223) — 239 red, 215 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 93.7% / 84.3% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #efd7df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7228 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 15.46:1.

Should I use black or white text on #efd7df?

Black. It scores 15.46:1 against #efd7df, versus 1.36:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #efd7df?

#D7EFE7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D7EFDB and #D7EBEF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #efd7df?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #E8C5D0 for borders, #9B4B65 for secondary text, #37955F as an accent and #5B2437 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EFD7EB and #EFDBD7 stays calm, while #D7EFE7 is the loudest partner.

What is #efd7df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #efd7df warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 28 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EFD8D7; nudged cooler, #F0D6E8.

Work with #efd7df in the Color Lab