What color is #ECE2DE?

#ECE2DE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE2DE?

The RGB value is 236, 226, 222: 236 red, 226 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE2DE?

The complementary color is #DEE8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE2DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE2DE color

#ECE2DE rgb(236, 226, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE2DE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 88.6% green and 87.1% blue (236, 226, 222).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#ECE2DE color codes

HEX	`#ECE2DE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 226, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 88.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.55, 2.71, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.55, 4.16, 49.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.972, 77.5, 80.103)`
Decimal	`15524574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE2DE, 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 #ECE2DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE2DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #ECE2DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece2de; }
.text { color: #ece2de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece2de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 226 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece2de, #ece9de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #ECE2DE?: #ECE2DE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE2DE?: The RGB value is 236, 226, 222: 236 red, 226 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE2DE?: The complementary color is #DEE8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE2DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.