ColorXprez

#EFC2EC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC2EC

With the hex code #EFC2EC, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 76% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2EFC5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red239
Green194
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EFC2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2EC.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC2EC.
13.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0CCEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD2EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3C5D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC2EC?

With the hex code #EFC2EC, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 76% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC2EC?

Use black text. Black on #EFC2EC has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC2EC?

Its complementary colour is #C2EFC5, and analogous partners are #DCC2EF and #EFC2D6.