What color is #EDEAEF?

#EDEAEF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEAEF?

The RGB value is 237, 234, 239: 237 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEAEF?

The complementary color is #ECEFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEAEF color

#EDEAEF rgb(237, 234, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEAEF is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.8% green and 93.7% blue (237, 234, 239).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#EDEAEF color codes

HEX	`#EDEAEF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 234, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 2%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.05, 1.89, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.05, 2.8, 312.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.925, 83.082, 93.47)`
Decimal	`15592175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEAEF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EDEAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EDEAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeaef; }
.text { color: #edeaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 234 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeaef, #efeaef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EDEAEF?: #EDEAEF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEAEF?: The RGB value is 237, 234, 239: 237 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEAEF?: The complementary color is #ECEFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.