What color is #ECFFC2?

#ECFFC2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFFC2?

The RGB value is 236, 255, 194: 236 red, 255 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFFC2?

The complementary color is #D5C2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFFC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFFC2 color

#ECFFC2 rgb(236, 255, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #ECFFC2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 100% green and 76.1% blue (236, 255, 194).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.65:1).

#ECFFC2 color codes

HEX	`#ECFFC2`
RGB	`rgb(236, 255, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 100%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.33, -16.22, 27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.33, 31.63, 120.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.089, 93.248, 64.808)`
Decimal	`15531970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFFC2, 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 #ECFFC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFFC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.65:1	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 #ECFFC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecffc2; }
.text { color: #ecffc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecffc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 255 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecffc2, #ceffc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #ECFFC2?: #ECFFC2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFFC2?: The RGB value is 236, 255, 194: 236 red, 255 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFFC2?: The complementary color is #D5C2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFFC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.