What color is #ECF7F3?

#ECF7F3 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF7F3?

The RGB value is 236, 247, 243: 236 red, 247 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF7F3?

The complementary color is #F7ECF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF7F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF7F3 color

#ECF7F3 rgb(236, 247, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECF7F3 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 96.9% green and 95.3% blue (236, 247, 243).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 41% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

#ECF7F3 color codes

HEX	`#ECF7F3`
RGB	`rgb(236, 247, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 96.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 41%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.34, -4.34, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.34, 4.39, 171.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.027, 90.825, 97.881)`
Decimal	`15529971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF7F3, 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 #ECF7F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF7F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	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 #ECF7F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf7f3; }
.text { color: #ecf7f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf7f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 247 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf7f3, #ecf6f7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECF7F3?: #ECF7F3 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF7F3?: The RGB value is 236, 247, 243: 236 red, 247 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF7F3?: The complementary color is #F7ECF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF7F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.