What color is #EDEEE4?

#EDEEE4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEEE4?

The RGB value is 237, 238, 228: 237 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEEE4?

The complementary color is #E5E4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEEE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEEE4 color

#EDEEE4 rgb(237, 238, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEEE4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.3% green and 89.4% blue (237, 238, 228).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Oyster Island (#EFEFE5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#EDEEE4 color codes

HEX	`#EDEEE4`
RGB	`rgb(237, 238, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.78, -2.08, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.78, 5.15, 113.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.501, 84.755, 85.555)`
Decimal	`15593188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEEE4, 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 #EDEEE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEEE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #EDEEE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeee4; }
.text { color: #edeee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeee4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 238 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeee4, #e8eee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDEEE4?: #EDEEE4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEEE4?: The RGB value is 237, 238, 228: 237 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEEE4?: The complementary color is #E5E4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEEE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.