What color is #ECE4E0?

#ECE4E0 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE4E0?

The RGB value is 236, 228, 224: 236 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE4E0?

The complementary color is #E0E8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE4E0 color

#ECE4E0 rgb(236, 228, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE4E0 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89.4% green and 87.8% blue (236, 228, 224).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 24% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bookworm (#EBE3DE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#ECE4E0 color codes

HEX	`#ECE4E0`
RGB	`rgb(236, 228, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 24%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.1, 2.02, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.1, 3.54, 55.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.788, 78.702, 81.705)`
Decimal	`15525088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE4E0, 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 #ECE4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #ECE4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece4e0; }
.text { color: #ece4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 228 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece4e0, #eceae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #ECE4E0?: #ECE4E0 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE4E0?: The RGB value is 236, 228, 224: 236 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE4E0?: The complementary color is #E0E8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.