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#ECEDEF

#ecedef ≈ White Smoke

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ecedef is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 92.94% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.26% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 8.57% saturation and 93.14% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is White Smoke (#f5f5f5), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.8463

Complementary

  1. #ecedef
  2. #efeeec

Split complementary

  1. #ecedef
  2. #efedec
  3. #efefec

Analogous

  1. #ecefef
  2. #ecedef
  3. #edecef

Triadic

  1. #ecedef
  2. #efeced
  3. #edefec

Tetradic

  1. #ecedef
  2. #eeecef
  3. #efeeec
  4. #edefec

Square

  1. #ecedef
  2. #efecef
  3. #efeeec
  4. #ecefed

Monochromatic

  1. #999ea9
  2. #c2c6cc
  3. #ecedef
  4. #f4f5f6
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#ecedef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecedef
  2. #d4d5d7
  3. #bdbebf
  4. #a5a6a7
  5. #8e8e8f
  6. #767778
  7. #5e5f60
  8. #474748
  9. #2f2f30
  10. #181818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecedef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecedef
  2. #eeeff1
  3. #f0f1f2
  4. #f2f2f4
  5. #f4f4f5
  6. #f6f6f7
  7. #f7f8f9
  8. #f9fafa
  9. #fbfbfc
  10. #fdfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecedef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecedef
  2. #e1e2e4
  3. #d6d7d9
  4. #ccccce
  5. #c1c1c3
  6. #b6b7b8
  7. #abacac
  8. #a0a1a1
  9. #969696
  10. #8b8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ededee ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecedef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecedef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebedee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecedef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecedef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecedee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecedef {
  color: #ecedef;
}
Background
.bg-ecedef {
  background-color: #ecedef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecedef {
  border: 2px solid #ecedef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecedef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 237 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 9% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecedef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecedef, #edecef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecedef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 237 239 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 1.99 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.86 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.53 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 3.57 #ffffff White ΔE 3.84 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.86 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 3.95 #131210 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

White Smoke
#ecedef  rgb(236, 237, 239)  hsl(220, 9%, 93%)  White Smoke
#efeeec  rgb(239, 238, 236)  hsl(40, 9%, 93%)  Isabelline
#efeced  rgb(239, 236, 237)  hsl(340, 9%, 93%)  White Smoke
#edefec  rgb(237, 239, 236)  hsl(100, 9%, 93%)  White Smoke