What color is #ECEEF0?

#ECEEF0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEEF0?

The RGB value is 236, 238, 240: 236 red, 238 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEEF0?

The complementary color is #F0EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEEF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEEF0 color

#ECEEF0 rgb(236, 238, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEEF0 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.3% green and 94.1% blue (236, 238, 240).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 12% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Snowflake (#EFF0F0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#ECEEF0 color codes

HEX	`#ECEEF0`
RGB	`rgb(236, 238, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 12%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94, -0.31, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94, 1.24, 255.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.892, 85.273, 94.619)`
Decimal	`15527664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEEF0, 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 #ECEEF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEEF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #ECEEF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceef0; }
.text { color: #eceef0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceef0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 238 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceef0, #ececf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #ECEEF0?: #ECEEF0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEEF0?: The RGB value is 236, 238, 240: 236 red, 238 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEEF0?: The complementary color is #F0EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEEF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.