What color is #ECE8E5?

#ECE8E5 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 #ECE8E5?

The RGB value is 236, 232, 229: 236 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE8E5?

The complementary color is #E5E9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE8E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE8E5 color

#ECE8E5 rgb(236, 232, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE8E5 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91% green and 89.8% blue (236, 232, 229).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 16% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% 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 17.24:1).

#ECE8E5 color codes

HEX	`#ECE8E5`
RGB	`rgb(236, 232, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 16%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.22, 0.82, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.22, 2.1, 66.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.589, 81.204, 85.7)`
Decimal	`15526117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE8E5, 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 #ECE8E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE8E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #ECE8E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece8e5; }
.text { color: #ece8e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece8e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 232 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece8e5, #ecece5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECE8E5?: #ECE8E5 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 #ECE8E5?: The RGB value is 236, 232, 229: 236 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE8E5?: The complementary color is #E5E9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE8E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.