What color is #ECFDDA?

#ECFDDA is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFDDA?

The RGB value is 236, 253, 218: 236 red, 253 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFDDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECFDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.63:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFDDA color

#ECFDDA rgb(236, 253, 218)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 99.2% green and 85.5% blue (236, 253, 218).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Mint (#DFF1D6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.63:1).

#ECFDDA color codes

HEX	`#ECFDDA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 253, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 99.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.29, -11.6, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.29, 18.87, 127.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.37, 93.145, 79.955)`
Decimal	`15531482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFDDA, 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 #ECFDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.63:1	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 #ECFDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfdda; }
.text { color: #ecfdda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfdda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 253 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfdda, #dbfdda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #ECFDDA?: #ECFDDA is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFDDA?: The RGB value is 236, 253, 218: 236 red, 253 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFDDA?: The complementary color is #EBDAFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.63:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.