What color is #EDEFF7?

#EDEFF7 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 #EDEFF7?

The RGB value is 237, 239, 247: 237 red, 239 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEFF7?

The complementary color is #F7F5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEFF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEFF7 color

#EDEFF7 rgb(237, 239, 247)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEFF7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.7% green and 96.9% blue (237, 239, 247).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 38% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#EDEFF7 color codes

HEX	`#EDEFF7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 239, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.7%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 38%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.51, 0.78, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.51, 4.16, 280.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.577, 86.453, 100.314)`
Decimal	`15593463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEFF7, 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 #EDEFF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEFF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #EDEFF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeff7; }
.text { color: #edeff7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeff7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 239 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeff7, #f0edf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDEFF7?: #EDEFF7 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 #EDEFF7?: The RGB value is 237, 239, 247: 237 red, 239 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEFF7?: The complementary color is #F7F5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEFF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.