What color is #ECFCD7?

#ECFCD7 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFCD7?

The RGB value is 236, 252, 215: 236 red, 252 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFCD7?

The complementary color is #E7D7FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFCD7 color

#ECFCD7 rgb(236, 252, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECFCD7 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 98.8% green and 84.3% blue (236, 252, 215).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 86% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#ECFCD7 color codes

HEX	`#ECFCD7`
RGB	`rgb(236, 252, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 98.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 86%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.97, -11.59, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.97, 19.73, 125.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.666, 92.36, 77.802)`
Decimal	`15531223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFCD7, 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 #ECFCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	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 #ECFCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfcd7; }
.text { color: #ecfcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 252 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfcd7, #dafcd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #ECFCD7?: #ECFCD7 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFCD7?: The RGB value is 236, 252, 215: 236 red, 252 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFCD7?: The complementary color is #E7D7FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.