What color is #EDF1E3?

#EDF1E3 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 #EDF1E3?

The RGB value is 237, 241, 227: 237 red, 241 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF1E3?

The complementary color is #E7E3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF1E3?

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.

#EDF1E3 color

#EDF1E3 rgb(237, 241, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF1E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.5% green and 89% blue (237, 241, 227).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EDF1E3 color codes

HEX	`#EDF1E3`
RGB	`rgb(237, 241, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.51, -3.77, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.51, 7.33, 120.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.243, 86.461, 85.119)`
Decimal	`15593955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF1E3, 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 #EDF1E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF1E3 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 #EDF1E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf1e3; }
.text { color: #edf1e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf1e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 241 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf1e3, #e6f1e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #EDF1E3?: #EDF1E3 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 #EDF1E3?: The RGB value is 237, 241, 227: 237 red, 241 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF1E3?: The complementary color is #E7E3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF1E3?: 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.