What color is #ECFEFC?

#ECFEFC is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFEFC?

The RGB value is 236, 254, 252: 236 red, 254 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFEFC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECFEFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFEFC color

#ECFEFC rgb(236, 254, 252)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 99.6% green and 98.8% blue (236, 254, 252).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Calm Waters (#E7FAFA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.15:1).

#ECFEFC color codes

HEX	`#ECFEFC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 254, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 99.6%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.33, -6.22, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.33, 6.31, 189.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.601, 95.744, 105.942)`
Decimal	`15531772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFEFC, 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 #ECFEFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFEFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	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 #ECFEFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfefc; }
.text { color: #ecfefc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfefc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 254 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfefc, #ecf7fe); }

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Questions

What color is #ECFEFC?: #ECFEFC is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFEFC?: The RGB value is 236, 254, 252: 236 red, 254 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFEFC?: The complementary color is #FEECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFEFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.