What color is #ECFFDD?

#ECFFDD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFFDD?

The RGB value is 236, 255, 221: 236 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFFDD?

The complementary color is #F0DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.91:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFFDD color

#ECFFDD rgb(236, 255, 221)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 100% green and 86.7% blue (236, 255, 221).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Mint (#DFF1D6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.91:1).

#ECFFDD color codes

HEX	`#ECFFDD`
RGB	`rgb(236, 255, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 100%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.86, -12.1, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.86, 18.63, 130.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.401, 94.573, 82.253)`
Decimal	`15531997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFFDD, 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 #ECFFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.91:1	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 #ECFFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecffdd; }
.text { color: #ecffdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecffdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 255 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecffdd, #ddffdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #ECFFDD?: #ECFFDD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFFDD?: The RGB value is 236, 255, 221: 236 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFFDD?: The complementary color is #F0DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.91:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.