What color is #ECF0E4?

#ECF0E4 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 #ECF0E4?

The RGB value is 236, 240, 228: 236 red, 240 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF0E4?

The complementary color is #E8E4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF0E4 color

#ECF0E4 rgb(236, 240, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECF0E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.1% green and 89.4% blue (236, 240, 228).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 29% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#ECF0E4 color codes

HEX	`#ECF0E4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 240, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.1%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 29%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.21, -3.43, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.21, 6.34, 122.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.754, 85.754, 85.734)`
Decimal	`15528164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF0E4, 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 #ECF0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #ECF0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf0e4; }
.text { color: #ecf0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 240 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf0e4, #e6f0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #ECF0E4?: #ECF0E4 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 #ECF0E4?: The RGB value is 236, 240, 228: 236 red, 240 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF0E4?: The complementary color is #E8E4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.