What color is #ECEAE8?

#ECEAE8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Glacial Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEAE8?

The RGB value is 236, 234, 232: 236 red, 234 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEAE8?

The complementary color is #E8EAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEAE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEAE8 color

#ECEAE8 rgb(236, 234, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEAE8 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91.8% green and 91% blue (236, 234, 232).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Glacial Ice (#EAE9E7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#ECEAE8 color codes

HEX	`#ECEAE8`
RGB	`rgb(236, 234, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.8, 0.32, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.8, 1.25, 75.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.578, 82.505, 88.114)`
Decimal	`15526632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEAE8, 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 #ECEAE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEAE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #ECEAE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceae8; }
.text { color: #eceae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 234 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceae8, #ecece8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECEAE8?: #ECEAE8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Glacial Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEAE8?: The RGB value is 236, 234, 232: 236 red, 234 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEAE8?: The complementary color is #E8EAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEAE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.