What color is #ECF0E6?

#ECF0E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF0E6?

The RGB value is 236, 240, 230: 236 red, 240 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF0E6?

The complementary color is #EAE6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF0E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF0E6 color

#ECF0E6 rgb(236, 240, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECF0E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.1% green and 90.2% blue (236, 240, 230).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 25% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#ECF0E6 color codes

HEX	`#ECF0E6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 240, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 25%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.26, -3.09, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.26, 5.34, 125.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.033, 85.866, 87.205)`
Decimal	`15528166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF0E6, 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 #ECF0E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF0E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #ECF0E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf0e6; }
.text { color: #ecf0e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf0e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 240 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf0e6, #e7f0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #ECF0E6?: #ECF0E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF0E6?: The RGB value is 236, 240, 230: 236 red, 240 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF0E6?: The complementary color is #EAE6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF0E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.