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#ececef

a pale, muted blue · warm · closest name: white

RGB
236, 236, 239
HSL
240°, 9%, 93%
CMYK
1, 1, 0, 6
Luminance
0.8406

Every format

HEX#ececef
RGBrgb(236, 236, 239)
HSLhsl(240, 9%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(93.5 0.5 -1.4)
LCHlch(93.5 1.6 290.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.944 0.004 286.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ececef;
background-color: #ececef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ececef] bg-[#ececef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ececef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.925, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ececef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ececef on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ececef on black: 17.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green92.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan1.3%
Magenta1.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#ececef text on a black background

contrast 17.81:1

Card sample

#ececef text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ececef;
Background color
Panel with #ececef background
background-color: #ececef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ececef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 236, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 236, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ececef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ececef, #EEECEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ececef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ececef in the Color Lab