What color is #ECE8E7?

#ECE8E7 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coconut Agony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE8E7?

The RGB value is 236, 232, 231: 236 red, 232 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE8E7?

The complementary color is #E7EBEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE8E7 color

#ECE8E7 rgb(236, 232, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE8E7 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91% green and 90.6% blue (236, 232, 231).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 12% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Agony (#EBE8E7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#ECE8E7 color codes

HEX	`#ECE8E7`
RGB	`rgb(236, 232, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 12%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.27, 1.17, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.27, 1.51, 39.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.87, 81.316, 87.179)`
Decimal	`15526119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE8E7, 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 #ECE8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #ECE8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece8e7; }
.text { color: #ece8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 232 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece8e7, #ecebe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #ECE8E7?: #ECE8E7 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coconut Agony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE8E7?: The RGB value is 236, 232, 231: 236 red, 232 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE8E7?: The complementary color is #E7EBEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.