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#ECECED Mercury

#ECECED is a very light white named Mercury. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 92.5% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(236, 236, 237)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 3% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #ECECED is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.79:1.

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Variations of #ECECED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ECECED color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ECECED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ECECED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECECED
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECECED
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECECED
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECECED
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECECED
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ECECED
  • Achromatopsia 100% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECECEC

#ECECED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#ECECED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.79:1 Super#ECECED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECECED in CSS

/* Mercury */
.color { color: #ECECED; }
.background { background-color: #ECECED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECECED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 236 237);
color: hsl(240 3% 93%);
color: oklch(0.943 0.001 286.4);

#ECECED FAQ

What color is #ECECED?

#ECECED is a very light white. Its closest named color is Mercury. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ECECED?

#ECECED is rgb(236, 236, 237) in RGB, hsl(240, 3%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECECED?

The complementary color of #ECECED is #EDEDEC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECECED?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECECED: 17.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECECED a warm or cool color?

#ECECED is a neutral color.