What color is #ECEAF1?

#ECEAF1 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 #ECEAF1?

The RGB value is 236, 234, 241: 236 red, 234 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEAF1?

The complementary color is #EFF1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEAF1 color

#ECEAF1 rgb(236, 234, 241)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEAF1 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91.8% green and 94.5% blue (236, 234, 241).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 20% 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 17.61:1).

#ECEAF1 color codes

HEX	`#ECEAF1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 234, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 20%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.03, 1.92, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.03, 3.69, 301.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.889, 83.029, 95.02)`
Decimal	`15526641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEAF1, 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 #ECEAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #ECEAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceaf1; }
.text { color: #eceaf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceaf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 234 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceaf1, #f0eaf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #ECEAF1?: #ECEAF1 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 #ECEAF1?: The RGB value is 236, 234, 241: 236 red, 234 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEAF1?: The complementary color is #EFF1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.