#EFCFCC

sRGB: 239 / 207 / 204

Infinite horizons reshape eternity
Majestic waterfalls transform the fabric of existence
Boundless spirits awaken sleeping galaxies

#EFCFCC belongs to the red family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 239 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 5.1° lands in the red region. Its 52.2% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 86.9% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (14.47:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 239, 207, 204
HSL: 5.14°, 52.24%, 86.86%
HSV / HSB: 5.14°, 14.64%, 93.73%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 13.39%, 14.64%, 6.27%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 68.806, 67.337, 66.502
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 85.674, 10.703, 5.622
WCAG relative luminance: 0.67336
24-bit decimal: 15716300

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #EFCFCC in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 14.47:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.45:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#CCECEF sits half a turn (180°) from #EFCFCC on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#EFCFCC #CCECEF

Analogous

#EFCCDB and #EFE1CC sit 30° to either side of #EFCFCC. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#EFCCDB #EFCFCC #EFE1CC

Triadic

#EFCFCC, #CCEFCF and #CFCCEF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EFCFCC #CCEFCF #CFCCEF

Split complementary

Start at #EFCFCC and look across the wheel. #CCEFE0 and #CCDBEF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EFCFCC #CCEFE0 #CCDBEF

Square

Starting with #EFCFCC, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #DBEFCC, #CCECEF, then #E1CCEF. Across the square, #EFCFCC pairs with #CCECEF, and #DBEFCC with #E1CCEF.

#EFCFCC #DBEFCC #CCECEF #E1CCEF

Tetradic

#EFCFCC and #CCECEF are opposites, as are #ECEFCC and #CFCCEF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EFCFCC #ECEFCC #CCECEF #CFCCEF

Tints

Mixing #EFCFCC with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F2D9D6, keeps 80% of the original. By #FCF5F5, the mixture is 80% white.

#EFCFCC #F2D9D6 #F5E2E0 #F9ECEB #FCF5F5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EFCFCC with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BFA6A3, keeps 80% of the original. By #302929, the mixture is 80% black.

#EFCFCC #BFA6A3 #8F7C7A #605352 #302929 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EFCFCC with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D9BFBD, keeps 80% of the original. By #96908F, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EFCFCC #D9BFBD #C3AFAE #ACA09E #96908F #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#EFCFCC

RGB

rgb(239 207 204)

HSL

hsl(5.143 52.239% 86.863%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EFCFCC;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EFCFCC uses 239 red, 207 green and 204 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 93.7%

Green 81.2%

Blue 80.0%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EFCFCC is 0.0% cyan, 13.4% magenta, 14.6% yellow and 6.3% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 13.4%

Yellow 14.6%

Black 6.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EECCCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #ECC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EFCFCC when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EECCCC Nearest web-safe: #FFCCCC

Gradient to complement

#EFCFCC #E9D4D2 #E3D9D8 #DEDEDE #D8E2E3 #D2E7E9 #CCECEF

Color vision previews

Compare how #EFCFCC appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#D5D3CC

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#DCD8CC

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#F7CCCE

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DFD2CC

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E2D5CC

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#F0CFCD

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#D6D6D6

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E3D3D1

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.86316 G 0.62396 B 0.60383

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.91661 G 0.81634 B 0.80346

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.82069 G 0.63190 B 0.60971

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.340 y 0.332 Y 67.337

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 6.275 M % 18.824 Y % 20.000

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11101111 11001111 11001100