What color is #ECD5CF?

#ECD5CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD5CF?

The RGB value is 236, 213, 207: 236 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD5CF?

The complementary color is #CFE6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD5CF color

#ECD5CF rgb(236, 213, 207)

Shades of orange

The hex color #ECD5CF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 83.5% green and 81.2% blue (236, 213, 207).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#ECD5CF color codes

HEX	`#ECD5CF`
RGB	`rgb(236, 213, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 83.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 43%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.96, 6.98, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.96, 9.11, 40.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.648, 69.928, 68.848)`
Decimal	`15521231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD5CF, 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 #ECD5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #ECD5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd5cf; }
.text { color: #ecd5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 213 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd5cf, #ece3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #ECD5CF?: #ECD5CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD5CF?: The RGB value is 236, 213, 207: 236 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD5CF?: The complementary color is #CFE6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.