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#EFE9EF

#efe9ef ≈ Magnolia

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#efe9ef is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 91.37% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 15.79% saturation and 92.55% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Magnolia (#f8f4ff), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ffffff
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Relative luminance0.8286

Complementary

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #e9efe9

Split complementary

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #ecefe9
  3. #e9efec

Analogous

  1. #ece9ef
  2. #efe9ef
  3. #efe9ec

Triadic

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #efefe9
  3. #e9efef

Tetradic

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #efe9e9
  3. #e9efe9
  4. #e9efef

Square

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #efece9
  3. #e9efe9
  4. #e9ecef

Monochromatic

  1. #af90af
  2. #cfbdcf
  3. #efe9ef
  4. #f6f3f6
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#efe9ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #d7d2d7
  3. #bfbabf
  4. #a7a3a7
  5. #8f8c8f
  6. #787578
  7. #605d60
  8. #484648
  9. #302f30
  10. #181718
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe9ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #f1ebf1
  3. #f2edf2
  4. #f4f0f4
  5. #f5f2f5
  6. #f7f4f7
  7. #f9f6f9
  8. #faf8fa
  9. #fcfbfc
  10. #fdfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe9ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe9ef
  2. #e4dfe4
  3. #d9d4d9
  4. #cecace
  5. #c3bfc3
  6. #b8b5b8
  7. #acaaac
  8. #a1a0a1
  9. #969596
  10. #8b8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eceaec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9eaef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eaebef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efe9eb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebeaef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eceaef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efe9ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe9ef {
  color: #efe9ef;
}
Background
.bg-efe9ef {
  background-color: #efe9ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe9ef {
  border: 2px solid #efe9ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe9ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 233 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 16% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe9ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe9ef, #efe9ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe9ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 233 239 / 0.35);
}

#f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 3.21 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 3.97 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 4.05 #fffafa Snow ΔE 4.59 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.06 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.43 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.60 #101610 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Magnolia
#efe9ef  rgb(239, 233, 239)  hsl(300, 16%, 93%)  Magnolia
#e9efe9  rgb(233, 239, 233)  hsl(120, 16%, 93%)  Mint Cream
#efefe9  rgb(239, 239, 233)  hsl(60, 16%, 93%)  Isabelline
#e9efef  rgb(233, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 16%, 93%)  White Smoke