What color is #ECDCEA?

#ECDCEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDCEA?

The RGB value is 236, 220, 234: 236 red, 220 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDCEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDCEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDCEA color

#ECDCEA rgb(236, 220, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECDCEA is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.3% green and 91.8% blue (236, 220, 234).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#ECDCEA color codes

HEX	`#ECDCEA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 220, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.37, 7.91, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.37, 9.28, 328.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.034, 74.96, 88.342)`
Decimal	`15523050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDCEA, 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 #ECDCEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDCEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	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 #ECDCEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdcea; }
.text { color: #ecdcea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdcea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 220 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdcea, #ecdce2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDCEA?: #ECDCEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDCEA?: The RGB value is 236, 220, 234: 236 red, 220 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDCEA?: The complementary color is #DCECDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDCEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.