What color is #ECFDF1?

#ECFDF1 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFDF1?

The RGB value is 236, 253, 241: 236 red, 253 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFDF1?

The complementary color is #FDECF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFDF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFDF1 color

#ECFDF1 rgb(236, 253, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECFDF1 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 99.2% green and 94.5% blue (236, 253, 241).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 81% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#ECFDF1 color codes

HEX	`#ECFDF1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 253, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 99.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 81%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.81, -7.71, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.81, 8.61, 153.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.591, 94.434, 96.92)`
Decimal	`15531505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFDF1, 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 #ECFDF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFDF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	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 #ECFDF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfdf1; }
.text { color: #ecfdf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfdf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 253 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfdf1, #ecfdf9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECFDF1?: #ECFDF1 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFDF1?: The RGB value is 236, 253, 241: 236 red, 253 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFDF1?: The complementary color is #FDECF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFDF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.