What color is #ECFFFD?

#ECFFFD 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 #ECFFFD?

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

What is the complementary color of #ECFFFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECFFFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFFFD color

#ECFFFD rgb(236, 255, 253)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 100% green and 99.2% blue (236, 255, 253).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.29:1).

#ECFFFD color codes

HEX	`#ECFFFD`
RGB	`rgb(236, 255, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 100%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.61, -6.53, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.61, 6.64, 190.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.078, 96.444, 106.885)`
Decimal	`15532029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFFFD, 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 #ECFFFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFFFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.29:1	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 #ECFFFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfffd; }
.text { color: #ecfffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfffd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 255 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfffd, #ecf8ff); }

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Questions

What color is #ECFFFD?: #ECFFFD 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 #ECFFFD?: The RGB value is 236, 255, 253: 236 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFFFD?: The complementary color is #FFECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFFFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.