What color is #ECF3F1?

#ECF3F1 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF3F1?

The RGB value is 236, 243, 241: 236 red, 243 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF3F1?

The complementary color is #F3ECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF3F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF3F1 color

#ECF3F1 rgb(236, 243, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECF3F1 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 95.3% green and 94.5% blue (236, 243, 241).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 23% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#ECF3F1 color codes

HEX	`#ECF3F1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 243, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 95.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 23%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.28, -2.67, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.28, 2.68, 176.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.517, 88.285, 95.895)`
Decimal	`15528945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF3F1, 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 #ECF3F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF3F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	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 #ECF3F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf3f1; }
.text { color: #ecf3f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf3f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 243 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf3f1, #ecf2f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #ECF3F1?: #ECF3F1 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF3F1?: The RGB value is 236, 243, 241: 236 red, 243 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF3F1?: The complementary color is #F3ECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF3F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.