What color is #ECF3ED?

#ECF3ED is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF3ED?

The RGB value is 236, 243, 237: 236 red, 243 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF3ED?

The complementary color is #F3ECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF3ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF3ED color

#ECF3ED rgb(236, 243, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECF3ED is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 95.3% green and 92.9% blue (236, 243, 237).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 23% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#ECF3ED color codes

HEX	`#ECF3ED`
RGB	`rgb(236, 243, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 95.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 23%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, -3.39, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 3.97, 148.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.926, 88.048, 92.783)`
Decimal	`15528941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF3ED, 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 #ECF3ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF3ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #ECF3ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf3ed; }
.text { color: #ecf3ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf3ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 243 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf3ed, #ecf3f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #ECF3ED?: #ECF3ED is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF3ED?: The RGB value is 236, 243, 237: 236 red, 243 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF3ED?: The complementary color is #F3ECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF3ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.