What color is #ECF2E2?

#ECF2E2 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 #ECF2E2?

The RGB value is 236, 242, 226: 236 red, 242 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF2E2?

The complementary color is #E8E2F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF2E2 color

#ECF2E2 rgb(236, 242, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECF2E2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.9% green and 88.6% blue (236, 242, 226).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 38% saturation and 92% 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#ECF2E2 color codes

HEX	`#ECF2E2`
RGB	`rgb(236, 242, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 38%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.67, -4.78, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.67, 8.5, 124.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.07, 86.828, 84.478)`
Decimal	`15528674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF2E2, 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 #ECF2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #ECF2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf2e2; }
.text { color: #ecf2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 242 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf2e2, #e4f2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #ECF2E2?: #ECF2E2 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 #ECF2E2?: The RGB value is 236, 242, 226: 236 red, 242 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF2E2?: The complementary color is #E8E2F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.