What color is #ECF7CE?

#ECF7CE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF7CE?

The RGB value is 236, 247, 206: 236 red, 247 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF7CE?

The complementary color is #D9CEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF7CE color

#ECF7CE rgb(236, 247, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECF7CE is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 96.9% green and 80.8% blue (236, 247, 206).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 72% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.76:1).

#ECF7CE color codes

HEX	`#ECF7CE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 247, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 96.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 72%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.5, -10.51, 18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.5, 21.29, 119.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.992, 88.811, 71.361)`
Decimal	`15529934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF7CE, 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 #ECF7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	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 #ECF7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf7ce; }
.text { color: #ecf7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 247 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf7ce, #d8f7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECF7CE?: #ECF7CE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF7CE?: The RGB value is 236, 247, 206: 236 red, 247 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF7CE?: The complementary color is #D9CEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.