#ECFDF5 color
The swatch above shows #ECFDF5 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#ECFDF5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the CSS named color honeydew (#F0FFF0).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: emerald-50. That means you can write bg-emerald-50 or text-emerald-50 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFDF5 |
| RGB | rgb(236, 253, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 81%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 15531509 |
| CSS | color: #ECFDF5; |
| Android | 0xFFECFDF5 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.992, blue: 0.961, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #ECFDF5 | 1.05:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #ECFDF5 | 19.94:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #ECFDF5
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #ECFDF5 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #ECFDF5
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #ECFDF5 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #ECFDF5; background-color: #ECFDF5; }
.element { color: rgb(236 253 245); }
.element { color: hsl(152 81% 96%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-emerald-50 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #ECFDF5;Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECFDF5?
#ECFDF5 is a very light, vivid green. Its hue sits at 152° on the color wheel, with 81% saturation and 96% lightness.
What is #ECFDF5 in RGB?
#ECFDF5 converts to rgb(236, 253, 245) — 236 red, 253 green and 245 blue.
What is #ECFDF5 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #ECFDF5 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.94:1 versus 1.05:1).
What is the complementary color of #ECFDF5?
#FDEDF4 — the hue directly opposite #ECFDF5 on the color wheel.