What color is #ECFAF4?

#ECFAF4 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 #ECFAF4?

The RGB value is 236, 250, 244: 236 red, 250 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFAF4?

The complementary color is #FAECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFAF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFAF4 color

#ECFAF4 rgb(236, 250, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECFAF4 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 98% green and 95.7% blue (236, 250, 244).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 58% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% 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 19.55:1).

#ECFAF4 color codes

HEX	`#ECFAF4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 250, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 98%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 58%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.12, -5.67, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.12, 5.81, 167.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.104, 92.735, 98.986)`
Decimal	`15530740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFAF4, 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 #ECFAF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFAF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	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 #ECFAF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfaf4; }
.text { color: #ecfaf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfaf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 250 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfaf4, #ecf9fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECFAF4?: #ECFAF4 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 #ECFAF4?: The RGB value is 236, 250, 244: 236 red, 250 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFAF4?: The complementary color is #FAECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFAF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.