What color is #ECF0EE?

#ECF0EE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF0EE?

The RGB value is 236, 240, 238: 236 red, 240 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF0EE?

The complementary color is #F0ECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF0EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF0EE color

#ECF0EE rgb(236, 240, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECF0EE is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.1% green and 93.3% blue (236, 240, 238).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Beluga (#EFF2F1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#ECF0EE color codes

HEX	`#ECF0EE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 240, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.45, -1.68, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.45, 1.76, 163.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.182, 86.326, 93.258)`
Decimal	`15528174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF0EE, 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 #ECF0EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF0EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #ECF0EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf0ee; }
.text { color: #ecf0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf0ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 240 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf0ee, #ecf0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #ECF0EE?: #ECF0EE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF0EE?: The RGB value is 236, 240, 238: 236 red, 240 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF0EE?: The complementary color is #F0ECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF0EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.