What color is #ECE9F1?

#ECE9F1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE9F1?

The RGB value is 236, 233, 241: 236 red, 233 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE9F1?

The complementary color is #EEF1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE9F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE9F1 color

#ECE9F1 rgb(236, 233, 241)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECE9F1 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91.4% green and 94.5% blue (236, 233, 241).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 22% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#ECE9F1 color codes

HEX	`#ECE9F1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 233, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91.4%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 22%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.78, 2.44, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.78, 4.27, 304.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.605, 82.462, 94.925)`
Decimal	`15526385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE9F1, 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 #ECE9F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE9F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #ECE9F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece9f1; }
.text { color: #ece9f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece9f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 233 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece9f1, #f0e9f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #ECE9F1?: #ECE9F1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE9F1?: The RGB value is 236, 233, 241: 236 red, 233 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE9F1?: The complementary color is #EEF1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE9F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.