What color is #EDEEEF?

#EDEEEF is a light gray, closest to the named color Super Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEEEF?

The RGB value is 237, 238, 239: 237 red, 238 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEEEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEEEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEEEF color

#EDEEEF rgb(237, 238, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEEEF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.3% green and 93.7% blue (237, 238, 239).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 6% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#EDEEEF color codes

HEX	`#EDEEEF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 238, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 6%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.05, -0.15, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.05, 0.62, 255.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.077, 85.386, 93.854)`
Decimal	`15593199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEEEF, 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 #EDEEEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEEEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #EDEEEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeeef; }
.text { color: #edeeef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeeef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 238 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeeef, #ededef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EDEEEF?: #EDEEEF is a light gray, closest to the named color Super Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEEEF?: The RGB value is 237, 238, 239: 237 red, 238 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEEEF?: The complementary color is #EFEEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEEEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.