What color is #ECE0DC?

#ECE0DC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE0DC?

The RGB value is 236, 224, 220: 236 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE0DC?

The complementary color is #DCE8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE0DC color

#ECE0DC rgb(236, 224, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE0DC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 87.8% green and 86.3% blue (236, 224, 220).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#ECE0DC color codes

HEX	`#ECE0DC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 224, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 87.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90, 3.4, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90, 4.82, 45.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.164, 76.312, 78.519)`
Decimal	`15524060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE0DC, 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 #ECE0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #ECE0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece0dc; }
.text { color: #ece0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 224 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece0dc, #ece8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #ECE0DC?: #ECE0DC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE0DC?: The RGB value is 236, 224, 220: 236 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE0DC?: The complementary color is #DCE8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.