What color is #ECDCED?

#ECDCED 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 #ECDCED?

The RGB value is 236, 220, 237: 236 red, 220 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDCED?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDCED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDCED color

#ECDCED rgb(236, 220, 237)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.3% green and 92.9% blue (236, 220, 237).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#ECDCED color codes

HEX	`#ECDCED`
RGB	`rgb(236, 220, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.46, 8.45, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.46, 10.55, 323.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.469, 75.134, 90.631)`
Decimal	`15523053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDCED, 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 #ECDCED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDCED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #ECDCED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdced; }
.text { color: #ecdced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 220 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdced, #eddce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDCED?: #ECDCED 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 #ECDCED?: The RGB value is 236, 220, 237: 236 red, 220 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDCED?: The complementary color is #DDEDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDCED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.