Light gray
#ECE2EA
#ECE2EA is a light gray with almost no color, at step 100 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 14.9:1. On white it reaches only 1.3:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#ECE2EA shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #ECE2EA kept exactly at step 100. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FBF4FA
- 100 ECE2EA
- 200 DED6DD
- 300 C5BCC3
- 400 A9A0A7
- 500 8D848C
- 600 736A71
- 700 5A5259
- 800 443D43
- 900 2F292E
- 950 1B171A
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #fbf4fa; --color-gray-100: #ece2ea; --color-gray-200: #ded6dd; --color-gray-300: #c5bcc3; --color-gray-400: #a9a0a7; --color-gray-500: #8d848c; --color-gray-600: #736a71; --color-gray-700: #5a5259; --color-gray-800: #443d43; --color-gray-900: #2f292e; --color-gray-950: #1b171a;}Is #ECE2EA readable?
Contrast for text on #ECE2EA and for #ECE2EA used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.3APCA Lc 15 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 14.9APCA Lc 90 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #7D747C · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.3APCA Lc 13 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 14.9APCA Lc 90 · Ideal for body text
Color palettes with #ECE2EA
Six palettes built around #ECE2EA, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#ECE2EA · #D87698 · #C897FF · #FFD6CB · #363034
- Complementary#ECE2EA · #60B07E · #3AC07F · #FFD3F2 · #281B26
- Split complementary#ECE2EA · #92C35A · #00C7AF · #FFCDED · #251E25
- Triadic#ECE2EA · #D1AE2F · #00B3C9 · #FFD0F8 · #29202A
- Tetradic#ECE2EA · #C4804D · #4CD791 · #BBDDFF · #271C24
- Monochromatic#ECE2EA · #C389B8 · #DC65C3 · #FFDEF9 · #2E232D
#ECE2EA as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #ECE2EA looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FBF4FA
- Brand 100, #ECE2EA
- Brand 200, #DED6DD
- Brand 300, #C5BCC3
- Brand 400, #A9A0A7
- Brand 500, #8D848C
- Brand 600, #736A71
- Brand 700, #5A5259
- Brand 800, #443D43
- Brand 900, #2F292E
- Brand 950, #1B171A
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFA
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F5
- Neutral 200, #E6E4E6
- Neutral 300, #D6D3D6
- Neutral 400, #A49FA3
- Neutral 500, #777176
- Neutral 600, #575256
- Neutral 700, #433F42
- Neutral 800, #2A262A
- Neutral 900, #1A1619
- Neutral 950, #0C090C
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #51A867
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #F0AF59
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3E8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 100 with neutral 950 text, at 15.7:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 100: it already reads on the dark background at 15.7:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #ECE2EA
Lighter and darker versions of #ECE2EA.