What color is #ECDCD6?

#ECDCD6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fallen Petals. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDCD6?

The RGB value is 236, 220, 214: 236 red, 220 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDCD6?

The complementary color is #D6E6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDCD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDCD6 color

#ECDCD6 rgb(236, 220, 214)

Shades of orange

The hex color #ECDCD6 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.3% green and 83.9% blue (236, 220, 214).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 37% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fallen Petals (#F2E0DA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#ECDCD6 color codes

HEX	`#ECDCD6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 220, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 37%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, 4.47, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 6.65, 47.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.322, 73.875, 74.055)`
Decimal	`15523030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDCD6, 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 #ECDCD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDCD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #ECDCD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdcd6; }
.text { color: #ecdcd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdcd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 220 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdcd6, #ece7d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #ECDCD6?: #ECDCD6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fallen Petals. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDCD6?: The RGB value is 236, 220, 214: 236 red, 220 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDCD6?: The complementary color is #D6E6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDCD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.