#ececef

Color #ececef

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color White Smoke #f5f5f5 · ΔE 3.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-100 #f3f1f3 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ececef

RGB

rgb(236, 236, 239)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.6%, 93.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(93.47, 0.54, -1.45)

LCH

lch(93.47, 1.55, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(94.4%, 0.004, 286.14)

HWB

hwb(240, 92.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efefec

Analogous

#ecedef

#ececef

#edecef

Triadic

#ececef

#efecec

#ecefec

Split-complementary

#ececef

#efedec

#edefec

Tetradic

#ececef

#efecef

#efefec

#ecefec

Square

#ececef

#efeced

#efefec

#ecefed

Shades

Color #ececef mixed toward black.

#c1c1cb

#9696a7

#6c6c81

#484856

#24242b

Tints

Color #ececef mixed toward white.

#efeff2

#f2f2f4

#f5f5f7

#f9f9fa

#fcfcfc

Tones

Color #ececef mixed toward gray.

#ececef

#ececee

#ededee

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ececee · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#ececee · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#eceeee · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#ececec · ΔE 1.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ececef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ececef]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#ececef (#ececef) is rgb(236, 236, 239) in RGB.

No, #ececef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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