What color is #ECE3E8?

#ECE3E8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE3E8?

The RGB value is 236, 227, 232: 236 red, 227 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE3E8?

The complementary color is #E3ECE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE3E8 color

#ECE3E8 rgb(236, 227, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE3E8 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89% green and 91% blue (236, 227, 232).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 19% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#ECE3E8 color codes

HEX	`#ECE3E8`
RGB	`rgb(236, 227, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 19%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.05, 3.92, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.05, 4.14, 341.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.624, 78.598, 87.462)`
Decimal	`15524840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE3E8, 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 #ECE3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #ECE3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece3e8; }
.text { color: #ece3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 227 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece3e8, #ece3e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECE3E8?: #ECE3E8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE3E8?: The RGB value is 236, 227, 232: 236 red, 227 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE3E8?: The complementary color is #E3ECE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.