What color is #EDEFED?

#EDEFED is a light gray, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEFED?

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

What is the complementary color of #EDEFED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEFED color

#EDEFED rgb(237, 239, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEFED is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Beluga (#EFF2F1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#EDEFED color codes

HEX	`#EDEFED`
RGB	`rgb(237, 239, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.25, -1.02, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.25, 1.26, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.075, 85.852, 92.404)`
Decimal	`15593453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEFED, 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 #EDEFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #EDEFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EDEFED?: #EDEFED is a light gray, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEFED?: The RGB value is 237, 239, 237: 237 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEFED?: The complementary color is #EFEDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.