What color is #ECFBF8?

#ECFBF8 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 #ECFBF8?

The RGB value is 236, 251, 248: 236 red, 251 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFBF8?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECFBF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFBF8 color

#ECFBF8 rgb(236, 251, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECFBF8 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 98.4% green and 97.3% blue (236, 251, 248).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 65% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Melting Glacier (#E9F9F5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#ECFBF8 color codes

HEX	`#ECFBF8`
RGB	`rgb(236, 251, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 98.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 65%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.47, -5.45, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.47, 5.45, 182.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.029, 93.604, 102.324)`
Decimal	`15531000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFBF8, 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 #ECFBF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFBF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	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 #ECFBF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfbf8; }
.text { color: #ecfbf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfbf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 251 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfbf8, #ecf7fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECFBF8?: #ECFBF8 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 #ECFBF8?: The RGB value is 236, 251, 248: 236 red, 251 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFBF8?: The complementary color is #FBECEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFBF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.