What color is #ECE3DC?

#ECE3DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE3DC?

The RGB value is 236, 227, 220: 236 red, 227 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE3DC?

The complementary color is #DCE5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE3DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE3DC color

#ECE3DC rgb(236, 227, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE3DC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89% green and 86.3% blue (236, 227, 220).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bookworm (#EBE3DE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#ECE3DC color codes

HEX	`#ECE3DC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 227, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.75, 1.85, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.75, 4.87, 67.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.978, 77.939, 78.79)`
Decimal	`15524828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE3DC, 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 #ECE3DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE3DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	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 #ECE3DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece3dc; }
.text { color: #ece3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece3dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 227 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece3dc, #ecebdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #ECE3DC?: #ECE3DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE3DC?: The RGB value is 236, 227, 220: 236 red, 227 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE3DC?: The complementary color is #DCE5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE3DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.