What color is #EDF0E4?

#EDF0E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF0E4?

The RGB value is 237, 240, 228: 237 red, 240 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF0E4?

The complementary color is #E7E4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF0E4 color

#EDF0E4 rgb(237, 240, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF0E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.1% green and 89.4% blue (237, 240, 228).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 29% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#EDF0E4 color codes

HEX	`#EDF0E4`
RGB	`rgb(237, 240, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.1%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 29%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.28, -3.09, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.28, 6.26, 119.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.087, 85.926, 85.75)`
Decimal	`15593700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF0E4, 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 #EDF0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #EDF0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf0e4; }
.text { color: #edf0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 240 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf0e4, #e7f0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDF0E4?: #EDF0E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF0E4?: The RGB value is 237, 240, 228: 237 red, 240 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF0E4?: The complementary color is #E7E4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.