What color is #ECF3E0?

#ECF3E0 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 #ECF3E0?

The RGB value is 236, 243, 224: 236 red, 243 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF3E0?

The complementary color is #E7E0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF3E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF3E0 color

#ECF3E0 rgb(236, 243, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECF3E0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 95.3% green and 87.8% blue (236, 243, 224).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 44% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#ECF3E0 color codes

HEX	`#ECF3E0`
RGB	`rgb(236, 243, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 95.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 44%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.87, -5.62, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.87, 10.07, 123.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.095, 87.316, 83.141)`
Decimal	`15528928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF3E0, 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 #ECF3E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF3E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #ECF3E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf3e0; }
.text { color: #ecf3e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf3e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 243 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf3e0, #e3f3e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #ECF3E0?: #ECF3E0 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 #ECF3E0?: The RGB value is 236, 243, 224: 236 red, 243 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF3E0?: The complementary color is #E7E0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF3E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.