What color is #ECECEA?

#ECECEA is a light gray, closest to the named color Mystic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECECEA?

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

What is the complementary color of #ECECEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECECEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECECEA color

#ECECEA rgb(236, 236, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECECEA is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mystic White (#EBEBE9), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#ECECEA color codes

HEX	`#ECECEA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 236, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 92.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.35, -0.35, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.35, 1.03, 110.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.436, 83.764, 89.809)`
Decimal	`15527146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECECEA, 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 #ECECEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECECEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	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 #ECECEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #ECECEA?: #ECECEA is a light gray, closest to the named color Mystic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECECEA?: The RGB value is 236, 236, 234: 236 red, 236 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECECEA?: The complementary color is #EAEAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECECEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.