What color is #ECE8E9?

#ECE8E9 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE8E9?

The RGB value is 236, 232, 233: 236 red, 232 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE8E9?

The complementary color is #E8ECEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE8E9 color

#ECE8E9 rgb(236, 232, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE8E9 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91% green and 91.4% blue (236, 232, 233).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 10% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sheikh White (#EFECEE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#ECE8E9 color codes

HEX	`#ECE8E9`
RGB	`rgb(236, 232, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 10%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.32, 1.52, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.32, 1.52, 359.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.154, 81.43, 88.675)`
Decimal	`15526121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE8E9, 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 #ECE8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #ECE8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece8e9; }
.text { color: #ece8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 232 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece8e9, #ece9e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #ECE8E9?: #ECE8E9 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE8E9?: The RGB value is 236, 232, 233: 236 red, 232 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE8E9?: The complementary color is #E8ECEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.