What color is #ECEFED?

#ECEFED is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEFED?

The RGB value is 236, 239, 237: 236 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFED?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECEFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEFED color

#ECEFED rgb(236, 239, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEFED is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 92.9% blue (236, 239, 237).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 9% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Beluga (#EFF2F1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#ECEFED color codes

HEX	`#ECEFED`
RGB	`rgb(236, 239, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 9%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 1%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.18, -1.35, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.18, 1.49, 155.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.742, 85.68, 92.389)`
Decimal	`15527917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEFED, 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 #ECEFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #ECEFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecefed; }
.text { color: #ecefed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecefed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 239 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecefed, #ecefef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #ECEFED?: #ECEFED is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEFED?: The RGB value is 236, 239, 237: 236 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEFED?: The complementary color is #EFECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.