What color is #ECEFF1?

#ECEFF1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEFF1?

The RGB value is 236, 239, 241: 236 red, 239 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFF1?

The complementary color is #F1EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEFF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEFF1 color

#ECEFF1 rgb(236, 239, 241)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEFF1 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 94.5% blue (236, 239, 241).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 15% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Distant Wind Chime (#EAEFF2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#ECEFF1 color codes

HEX	`#ECEFF1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 239, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.7%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 15%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.28, -0.64, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.28, 1.46, 244.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.333, 85.917, 95.501)`
Decimal	`15527921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEFF1, 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 #ECEFF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEFF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #ECEFF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceff1; }
.text { color: #eceff1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceff1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 239 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceff1, #ecedf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #ECEFF1?: #ECEFF1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEFF1?: The RGB value is 236, 239, 241: 236 red, 239 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEFF1?: The complementary color is #F1EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEFF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.