What color is #ECF2E8?

#ECF2E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF2E8?

The RGB value is 236, 242, 232: 236 red, 242 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF2E8?

The complementary color is #EEE8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF2E8 color

#ECF2E8 rgb(236, 242, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECF2E8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.9% green and 91% blue (236, 242, 232).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 28% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#ECF2E8 color codes

HEX	`#ECF2E8`
RGB	`rgb(236, 242, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 28%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.81, -3.76, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.81, 5.58, 132.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.907, 87.163, 88.89)`
Decimal	`15528680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF2E8, 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 #ECF2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	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 #ECF2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf2e8; }
.text { color: #ecf2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 242 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf2e8, #e8f2e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #ECF2E8?: #ECF2E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF2E8?: The RGB value is 236, 242, 232: 236 red, 242 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF2E8?: The complementary color is #EEE8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.