What color is #ECF8FA?

#ECF8FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF8FA?

The RGB value is 236, 248, 250: 236 red, 248 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF8FA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECF8FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF8FA color

#ECF8FA rgb(236, 248, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECF8FA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 97.3% green and 98% blue (236, 248, 250).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#ECF8FA color codes

HEX	`#ECF8FA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 248, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 97.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 58%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.77, -3.57, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.77, 4.25, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.411, 91.869, 103.657)`
Decimal	`15530234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF8FA, 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 #ECF8FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF8FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	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 #ECF8FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf8fa; }
.text { color: #ecf8fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf8fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 248 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf8fa, #ecf1fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #ECF8FA?: #ECF8FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF8FA?: The RGB value is 236, 248, 250: 236 red, 248 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF8FA?: The complementary color is #FAEEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF8FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.