#ECECEE — Mercury Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#ECECEE

≈ Mercury

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On white

1.18:1

Fails AA

On black

14.83:1

Passes AAA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(14.83:1)

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Hue240°Saturation1%Brightness93%

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Normal vision#ECECEE

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Complementary

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Monochromatic

Palettes with this color

Gray Sage Cloud Palette≈Gray Silver Cloud Palette≈Gray Sage Silver Palette≈Gray Mauve Cloud Palette≈Denim Silver Cloud Palette≈

Colors that go with Mercury

Mercury is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

White Glove#EEEEEC Super Silver#EEEDEC Mystic White#EDEEEC Super Silver#ECEDEE Plaster#E9E9EC Vulcan#36363A

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameMercury#EBEBEBΔE 1.1 CSS nameWhitesmoke#F5F5F5ΔE 2.1 Web-safe#FFFFFF#FFFFFFΔE 4.0

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Similar colors

#F4F4F5 #DCDCE0 #CECED4

Mercury — meaning & where to use it

Mercury is a light, airy neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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