What color is #ECE7ED?

#ECE7ED 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 #ECE7ED?

The RGB value is 236, 231, 237: 236 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE7ED?

The complementary color is #E8EDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE7ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE7ED color

#ECE7ED rgb(236, 231, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE7ED is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 90.6% green and 92.9% blue (236, 231, 237).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 14% saturation and 92% 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#ECE7ED color codes

HEX	`#ECE7ED`
RGB	`rgb(236, 231, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 90.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 14%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.18, 2.74, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.18, 3.59, 319.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.452, 81.099, 91.625)`
Decimal	`15525869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE7ED, 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 #ECE7ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE7ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #ECE7ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece7ed; }
.text { color: #ece7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece7ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 231 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece7ed, #ede7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #ECE7ED?: #ECE7ED 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 #ECE7ED?: The RGB value is 236, 231, 237: 236 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE7ED?: The complementary color is #E8EDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE7ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.