What color is #EDEFEB?

#EDEFEB is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEFEB?

The RGB value is 237, 239, 235: 237 red, 239 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEFEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEFEB color

#EDEFEB rgb(237, 239, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEFEB is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.7% green and 92.2% blue (237, 239, 235).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pegasus (#E8E9E4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#EDEFEB color codes

HEX	`#EDEFEB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 239, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.2, -1.37, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.2, 2.18, 129)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.784, 85.736, 90.874)`
Decimal	`15593451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEFEB, 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 #EDEFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #EDEFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edefeb; }
.text { color: #edefeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edefeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 239 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edefeb, #ebefeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off White.

Questions

What color is #EDEFEB?: #EDEFEB is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEFEB?: The RGB value is 237, 239, 235: 237 red, 239 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEFEB?: The complementary color is #EDEBEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.