What color is #ECEAF4?

#ECEAF4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEAF4?

The RGB value is 236, 234, 244: 236 red, 234 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEAF4?

The complementary color is #F2F4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEAF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEAF4 color

#ECEAF4 rgb(236, 234, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEAF4 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91.8% green and 95.7% blue (236, 234, 244).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 31% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#ECEAF4 color codes

HEX	`#ECEAF4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 234, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91.8%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 31%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.11, 2.47, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.11, 5.21, 298.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.341, 83.21, 97.399)`
Decimal	`15526644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEAF4, 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 #ECEAF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEAF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #ECEAF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceaf4; }
.text { color: #eceaf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceaf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 234 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceaf4, #f1eaf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #ECEAF4?: #ECEAF4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEAF4?: The RGB value is 236, 234, 244: 236 red, 234 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEAF4?: The complementary color is #F2F4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEAF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.