What color is #EDEDF5?

#EDEDF5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEDF5?

The RGB value is 237, 237, 245: 237 red, 237 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEDF5?

The complementary color is #F5F5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEDF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEDF5 color

#EDEDF5 rgb(237, 237, 245)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEDF5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.9% green and 96.1% blue (237, 237, 245).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 29% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#EDEDF5 color codes

HEX	`#EDEDF5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 237, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.9%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 29%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.95, 1.44, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.95, 4.12, 290.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.688, 85.165, 98.504)`
Decimal	`15592949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEDF5, 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 #EDEDF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEDF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #EDEDF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ededf5; }
.text { color: #ededf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ededf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 237 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ededf5, #f1edf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EDEDF5?: #EDEDF5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEDF5?: The RGB value is 237, 237, 245: 237 red, 237 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEDF5?: The complementary color is #F5F5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEDF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.