What color is #ECEEE6?

#ECEEE6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green known as Crème Fraîche. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crème Fraîche?

The RGB value is 236, 238, 230: 236 red, 238 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crème Fraîche?

The complementary color is #E8E6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEEE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crème Fraîche color: hex code #ECEEE6

#ECEEE6 rgb(236, 238, 230)

Shades of gray

Crème Fraîche has the hex code #ECEEE6. It is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.3% green and 90.2% blue (236, 238, 230).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 19% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

Crème Fraîche (#ECEEE6) color codes

HEX	`#ECEEE6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 238, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 19%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.75, -2.07, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.75, 4.18, 119.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.447, 84.695, 87.01)`
Decimal	`15527654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crème Fraîche, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECEEE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEEE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECEEE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceee6; }
.text { color: #eceee6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceee6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 238 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceee6, #e8eee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #ECEEE6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ECEEE6?: #ECEEE6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green known as Crème Fraîche. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crème Fraîche?: The RGB value is 236, 238, 230: 236 red, 238 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crème Fraîche?: The complementary color is #E8E6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEEE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.