What color is #ECEFFA?

#ECEFFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEFFA?

The RGB value is 236, 239, 250: 236 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFFA?

The complementary color is #FAF7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEFFA color

#ECEFFA rgb(236, 239, 250)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECEFFA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 98% blue (236, 239, 250).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#ECEFFA color codes

HEX	`#ECEFFA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 239, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 58%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.51, 1.01, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.51, 5.73, 280.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.711, 86.468, 102.756)`
Decimal	`15527930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEFFA, 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 #ECEFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #ECEFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eceffa; }
.text { color: #eceffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eceffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 239 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eceffa, #f0ecfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECEFFA?: #ECEFFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEFFA?: The RGB value is 236, 239, 250: 236 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEFFA?: The complementary color is #FAF7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.