#EFE8E9

Closest named color: Misty Rose (#FFE4E1). oklch(93.7% 0.008 7.3), rgb(239, 232, 233).

Black text reads best on this color (17.38:1).

About this color

#EFE8E9 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.008. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.38:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.008)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Misty Rose (#FFE4E1)
Black text	17.38:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#EFE8E9
RGB	rgb(239, 232, 233)
HSL	hsl(351, 18%, 92%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.7% 0.008 7.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #EFE8E9	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.9	Not readable
Black text on #EFE8E9	17.38:1	AAA	Lc 93.4	Preferred for body text
#EFE8E9 text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 10.2	Not readable
#EFE8E9 text on black	17.38:1	AAA	Lc -93.9	Preferred for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#EFE8E9

oklch(93.7% 0.008 7.3)
Step 200
200

#DDD8D8

oklch(88.6% 0.005 17.3)
Step 300
300

#C7BEBF

oklch(80.9% 0.01 9.6)
Step 400
400

#AA9D9F

oklch(70.8% 0.015 6.9)
Step 500
500

#958587

oklch(63.2% 0.02 9.1)
Step 600
600

#7F6E71

oklch(55.5% 0.022 5.8)
Step 700
700

#6C5C5F

oklch(49.1% 0.021 5.2)
Step 800
800

#584B4D

oklch(42.7% 0.018 7.4)
Step 900
900

#483F40

oklch(37.7% 0.013 10.1)
Step 950
950

#2A2526

oklch(27% 0.008 3.9)

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#EFE8E9 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#E9E9E9	0.008
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#EAEAE9	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F1E8E8	0.003
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.008

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #EFE8E9, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #EFE8E9 in your product

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