What color is #ECEFE1?

#ECEFE1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEFE1?

The RGB value is 236, 239, 225: 236 red, 239 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFE1?

The complementary color is #E4E1EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEFE1 color

#ECEFE1 rgb(236, 239, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECEFE1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 88.2% blue (236, 239, 225).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 30% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#ECEFE1 color codes

HEX	`#ECEFE1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 239, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 30%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.88, -3.43, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.88, 7.28, 118.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.047, 85.002, 83.462)`
Decimal	`15527905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEFE1, 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 #ECEFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	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 #ECEFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecefe1; }
.text { color: #ecefe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecefe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 239 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecefe1, #e5efe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #ECEFE1?: #ECEFE1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEFE1?: The RGB value is 236, 239, 225: 236 red, 239 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEFE1?: The complementary color is #E4E1EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.