What color is #EDF1F6?

#EDF1F6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF1F6?

The RGB value is 237, 241, 246: 237 red, 241 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF1F6?

The complementary color is #F6F2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF1F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF1F6 color

#EDF1F6 rgb(237, 241, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDF1F6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.5% green and 96.5% blue (237, 241, 246).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 33% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#EDF1F6 color codes

HEX	`#EDF1F6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 241, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 33%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.98, -0.42, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.98, 2.9, 261.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.012, 87.569, 99.7)`
Decimal	`15593974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF1F6, 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 #EDF1F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF1F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #EDF1F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf1f6; }
.text { color: #edf1f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf1f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 241 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf1f6, #eeedf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDF1F6?: #EDF1F6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF1F6?: The RGB value is 237, 241, 246: 237 red, 241 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF1F6?: The complementary color is #F6F2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF1F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.