What color is #ECF9F4?

#ECF9F4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF9F4?

The RGB value is 236, 249, 244: 236 red, 249 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF9F4?

The complementary color is #F9ECF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF9F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF9F4 color

#ECF9F4 rgb(236, 249, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECF9F4 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 97.6% green and 95.7% blue (236, 249, 244).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 52% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Melting Glacier (#E9F9F5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#ECF9F4 color codes

HEX	`#ECF9F4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 249, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 97.6%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 52%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.87, -5.16, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.87, 5.25, 169.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.794, 92.115, 98.883)`
Decimal	`15530484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF9F4, 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 #ECF9F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF9F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	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 #ECF9F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf9f4; }
.text { color: #ecf9f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf9f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 249 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf9f4, #ecf7f9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECF9F4?: #ECF9F4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF9F4?: The RGB value is 236, 249, 244: 236 red, 249 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF9F4?: The complementary color is #F9ECF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF9F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.