#ECFDF5 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS emerald-50 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#ECFDF5 is a very light, vivid green. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class emerald-50 (e.g. bg-emerald-50, text-emerald-50). Its nearest CSS named color is honeydew (#f0fff0). For readable text on a #ECFDF5 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (19.94:1). Because it is so light, #ECFDF5 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#ECFDF5 in Tailwind CSS (emerald-50)

#ECFDF5 ships with Tailwind CSS as emerald-50 — use it as bg-emerald-50, text-emerald-50, or border-emerald-50. It sits at step 50 of the emerald ramp; every other step links to its own page:

• 50
• 100
• 200
• 300
• 400
• 500
• 600
• 700
• 800
• 900
• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #ECFDF5 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #eefdf6 Copy
• 20% tint #f0fdf7 Copy
• 30% tint #f2fef8 Copy
• 40% tint #f4fef9 Copy
• 50% tint #f6fefa Copy
• 60% tint #f7fefb Copy
• 70% tint #f9fefc Copy
• 80% tint #fbfffd Copy
• 90% tint #fdfffe Copy

Shades of #ECFDF5 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #d4e4dd Copy
• 20% shade #bdcac4 Copy
• 30% shade #a5b1ac Copy
• 40% shade #8e9893 Copy
• 50% shade #767f7b Copy
• 60% shade #5e6562 Copy
• 70% shade #474c4a Copy
• 80% shade #2f3331 Copy
• 90% shade #181918 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #ECFDF5 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #ECFDF5 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More green colors in the library: #F0FDF4 (green-50), #F7FEE7 (lime-50), #E8F0EC, #DCFCE7 (green-100), #ECFCCB (lime-100), #BBF7D0 (green-200).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #ECFDF5?

  #ECFDF5 is a very light, vivid green — rgb(236, 253, 245). Its nearest CSS named color is honeydew. In Tailwind CSS it is emerald-50.

• How do I make tints and shades of #ECFDF5?

  Mix #ECFDF5 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #ECFDF5 is #f0fdf7 and a 20% shade is #bdcac4 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #ECFDF5 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #ECFDF5?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #ECFDF5 background at 19.94:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #ECFDF5?

  emerald-50 — use it as bg-emerald-50, text-emerald-50, or border-emerald-50. The full emerald 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.