What color is #ECE7E3?

#ECE7E3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE7E3?

The RGB value is 236, 231, 227: 236 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE7E3?

The complementary color is #E3E8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE7E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE7E3 color

#ECE7E3 rgb(236, 231, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE7E3 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 90.6% green and 89% blue (236, 231, 227).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 19% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#ECE7E3 color codes

HEX	`#ECE7E3`
RGB	`rgb(236, 231, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 90.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 19%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.92, 0.99, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.92, 2.72, 68.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.031, 80.531, 84.144)`
Decimal	`15525859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE7E3, 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 #ECE7E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE7E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #ECE7E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece7e3; }
.text { color: #ece7e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece7e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 231 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece7e3, #ecece3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #ECE7E3?: #ECE7E3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE7E3?: The RGB value is 236, 231, 227: 236 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE7E3?: The complementary color is #E3E8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE7E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.