What color is #ECF0DD?

#ECF0DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF0DD?

The RGB value is 236, 240, 221: 236 red, 240 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF0DD?

The complementary color is #E1DDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF0DD color

#ECF0DD rgb(236, 240, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECF0DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.1% green and 86.7% blue (236, 240, 221).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 39% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bethlehem Superstar (#EAEEDA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#ECF0DD color codes

HEX	`#ECF0DD`
RGB	`rgb(236, 240, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 39%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.04, -4.61, 8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.04, 9.86, 117.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.801, 85.374, 80.72)`
Decimal	`15528157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF0DD, 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 #ECF0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #ECF0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf0dd; }
.text { color: #ecf0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 240 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf0dd, #e3f0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #ECF0DD?: #ECF0DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF0DD?: The RGB value is 236, 240, 221: 236 red, 240 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF0DD?: The complementary color is #E1DDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.