What color is #ECFFA8?

#ECFFA8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFFA8?

The RGB value is 236, 255, 168: 236 red, 255 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFFA8?

The complementary color is #BBA8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFFA8 color

#ECFFA8 rgb(236, 255, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECFFA8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 100% green and 65.9% blue (236, 255, 168).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#ECFFA8 color codes

HEX	`#ECFFA8`
RGB	`rgb(236, 255, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 100%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 34%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 34%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.89, -19.66, 39.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.89, 44.19, 116.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.42, 92.18, 50.752)`
Decimal	`15531944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFFA8, 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 #ECFFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	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 #ECFFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecffa8; }
.text { color: #ecffa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecffa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 255 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecffa8, #c0ffa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECFFA8?: #ECFFA8 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFFA8?: The RGB value is 236, 255, 168: 236 red, 255 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFFA8?: The complementary color is #BBA8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.