What color is #ECF4F6?

#ECF4F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF4F6?

The RGB value is 236, 244, 246: 236 red, 244 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF4F6?

The complementary color is #F6EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF4F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF4F6 color

#ECF4F6 rgb(236, 244, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECF4F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 95.7% green and 96.5% blue (236, 244, 246).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 36% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#ECF4F6 color codes

HEX	`#ECF4F6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 244, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 95.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 36%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.66, -2.27, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.66, 2.95, 219.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.574, 89.188, 99.983)`
Decimal	`15529206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF4F6, 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 #ECF4F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF4F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	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 #ECF4F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf4f6; }
.text { color: #ecf4f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf4f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 244 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf4f6, #eceff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #ECF4F6?: #ECF4F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF4F6?: The RGB value is 236, 244, 246: 236 red, 244 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF4F6?: The complementary color is #F6EEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF4F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.