What color is #ECFDE7?

#ECFDE7 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFDE7?

The RGB value is 236, 253, 231: 236 red, 253 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFDE7?

The complementary color is #F8E7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFDE7 color

#ECFDE7 rgb(236, 253, 231)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECFDE7 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 99.2% green and 90.6% blue (236, 253, 231).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 85% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.77:1).

#ECFDE7 color codes

HEX	`#ECFDE7`
RGB	`rgb(236, 253, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 99.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 85%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 9%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.57, -9.45, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.57, 12.79, 137.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.139, 93.852, 89.268)`
Decimal	`15531495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFDE7, 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 #ECFDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.77:1	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 #ECFDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfde7; }
.text { color: #ecfde7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfde7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 253 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfde7, #e7fded); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECFDE7?: #ECFDE7 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFDE7?: The RGB value is 236, 253, 231: 236 red, 253 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFDE7?: The complementary color is #F8E7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.