Palettes / Colors / #ECEBED

#ECEBED — Soft White

#ECEBED is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the white family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #ECEBED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ECEBED is a neutral white color associated with cleanliness, space and minimalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDEEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECECEE and #EEECEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ECEBED

.text { color: #ECEBED; }
.background { background-color: #ECEBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 235, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 5%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 235, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 235, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEBED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEBED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECEBED

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Tones of #ECEBED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEBED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEBED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ECEBED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECEBED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECEBEC  ·  #ECEBEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEBED?

#ECEBED is Soft White, a white color (RGB 236, 235, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEBED?

#ECEBED is RGB 236, 235, 237 — HSL 270°, 5%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECEBED?

Its complement is #EDEEEC; analogous partners are #ECECEE and #EEECEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEBED for text?

Black text on #ECEBED has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.