What color is #EDEDF4?

#EDEDF4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEDF4?

The RGB value is 237, 237, 244: 237 red, 237 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEDF4?

The complementary color is #F4F4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEDF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEDF4 color

#EDEDF4 rgb(237, 237, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEDF4 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.9% green and 95.7% blue (237, 237, 244).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 24% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#EDEDF4 color codes

HEX	`#EDEDF4`
RGB	`rgb(237, 237, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 24%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.93, 1.26, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.93, 3.6, 290.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.535, 85.104, 97.702)`
Decimal	`15592948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEDF4, 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 #EDEDF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEDF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #EDEDF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ededf4; }
.text { color: #ededf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ededf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 237 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ededf4, #f1edf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDEDF4?: #EDEDF4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEDF4?: The RGB value is 237, 237, 244: 237 red, 237 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEDF4?: The complementary color is #F4F4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEDF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.