Palettes / Colors / #ECECED

#ECECED — Soft White

#ECECED is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

#ECECED 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 #EEEEED; it also sits naturally between #EDEDEE and #EDEDEE. 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 93% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECECED

.text { color: #ECECED; }
.background { background-color: #ECECED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECECED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 236, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 3%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECECED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 236, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECECED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 236, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECECED

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Tones of #ECECED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECECED: #000000.

How #ECECED 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 #ECECED 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

← #ECECEC  ·  #ECECEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECECED?

#ECECED is Soft White, a white color (RGB 236, 236, 237). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECECED?

#ECECED is RGB 236, 236, 237 — HSL 240°, 3%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECECED?

Its complement is #EEEEED; analogous partners are #EDEDEE and #EDEDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECECED for text?

Black text on #ECECED has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.