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#ECF684 Color

#ECF684 is rgb(236, 246, 132) in RGB, hsl(65, 86%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Key Lime (#E8F48C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECF684
HEX#ECF684
RGBrgb(236, 246, 132)
HSLhsl(65, 86%, 74%)
HSVhsv(65, 46%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.139 113.2)
LABlab(94.37% -15.14 53.17)
LCHlch(94.37% 55.28 105.90)

What #ECF684 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECF684, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ECF684 Channel Values

How #ECF684 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 246 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 86% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 46% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECF684 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECF684

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECF684; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECF684

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECF684.

How #ECF684 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECF684
Protanopia#F4F484
Protanomaly#F1F584
Deuteranopia#F3F385
Deuteranomaly#F0F484
Tritanopia#F7EBEB
Tritanomaly#F2F0CA
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECF684 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ecf684: #ECF684;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECF684;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecf684': '#ECF684' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.965, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_ecf684">#ECF684</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECF684"

More Green Colors

#ECF684 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECF684 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECF684?

#ECF684 is a light green — rgb(236, 246, 132) in RGB and hsl(65, 86%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Key Lime (#E8F48C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #ECF684?

#ECF684 is rgb(236, 246, 132) — red 236, green 246, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECF684?

#ECF684 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECF684 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECF684 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECF684 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECF684 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.1, which is visibly different.

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