What color is #ECF1E1?

#ECF1E1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF1E1?

The RGB value is 236, 241, 225: 236 red, 241 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF1E1?

The complementary color is #E6E1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF1E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF1E1 color

#ECF1E1 rgb(236, 241, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECF1E1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.5% green and 88.2% blue (236, 241, 225).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#ECF1E1 color codes

HEX	`#ECF1E1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 241, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.39, -4.45, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.39, 8.42, 121.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.636, 86.18, 83.659)`
Decimal	`15528417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF1E1, 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 #ECF1E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF1E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #ECF1E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf1e1; }
.text { color: #ecf1e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf1e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 241 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf1e1, #e4f1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #ECF1E1?: #ECF1E1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF1E1?: The RGB value is 236, 241, 225: 236 red, 241 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF1E1?: The complementary color is #E6E1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF1E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.