What color is #ECF1FC?

#ECF1FC is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF1FC?

The RGB value is 236, 241, 252: 236 red, 241 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF1FC?

The complementary color is #FCF7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF1FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF1FC color

#ECF1FC rgb(236, 241, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECF1FC is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.5% green and 98.8% blue (236, 241, 252).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 73% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#ECF1FC color codes

HEX	`#ECF1FC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 241, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.5%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 73%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.06, 0.36, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.06, 5.87, 273.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.615, 87.771, 104.613)`
Decimal	`15528444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF1FC, 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 #ECF1FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF1FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #ECF1FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf1fc; }
.text { color: #ecf1fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf1fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 241 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf1fc, #efecfc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECF1FC?: #ECF1FC is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF1FC?: The RGB value is 236, 241, 252: 236 red, 241 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF1FC?: The complementary color is #FCF7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF1FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.