What color is #EDF1EB?

#EDF1EB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF1EB?

The RGB value is 237, 241, 235: 237 red, 241 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF1EB?

The complementary color is #EFEBF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF1EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF1EB color

#EDF1EB rgb(237, 241, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDF1EB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.5% green and 92.2% blue (237, 241, 235).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 18% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Silence (#EAEDE5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#EDF1EB color codes

HEX	`#EDF1EB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 241, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 18%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.7, -2.39, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.7, 3.41, 134.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.373, 86.913, 91.07)`
Decimal	`15593963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF1EB, 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 #EDF1EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF1EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #EDF1EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf1eb; }
.text { color: #edf1eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf1eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 241 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf1eb, #ebf1ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EDF1EB?: #EDF1EB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF1EB?: The RGB value is 237, 241, 235: 237 red, 241 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF1EB?: The complementary color is #EFEBF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF1EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.