What color is #ECE6EC?

#ECE6EC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE6EC?

The RGB value is 236, 230, 236: 236 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE6EC?

The complementary color is #E6ECE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE6EC color

#ECE6EC rgb(236, 230, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE6EC is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 90.2% green and 92.5% blue (236, 230, 236).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#ECE6EC color codes

HEX	`#ECE6EC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 230, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 90.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.9, 3.08, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.9, 3.78, 324.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.027, 80.483, 90.765)`
Decimal	`15525612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE6EC, 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 #ECE6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	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 #ECE6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece6ec; }
.text { color: #ece6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 230 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece6ec, #ece6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECE6EC?: #ECE6EC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE6EC?: The RGB value is 236, 230, 236: 236 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE6EC?: The complementary color is #E6ECE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.