What color is #ECEEE4?

#ECEEE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEEE4?

The RGB value is 236, 238, 228: 236 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEEE4?

The complementary color is #E6E4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEEE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEEE4 color

#ECEEE4 rgb(236, 238, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEEE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.3% green and 89.4% blue (236, 238, 228).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 23% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fogtown (#EEF0E7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#ECEEE4 color codes

HEX	`#ECEEE4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 238, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 23%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.7, -2.42, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.7, 5.2, 117.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.168, 84.583, 85.539)`
Decimal	`15527652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEEE4, 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 #ECEEE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEEE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #ECEEE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceee4; }
.text { color: #eceee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceee4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 238 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceee4, #e7eee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #ECEEE4?: #ECEEE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEEE4?: The RGB value is 236, 238, 228: 236 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEEE4?: The complementary color is #E6E4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEEE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.