What color is #EDF2DF?

#EDF2DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF2DF?

The RGB value is 237, 242, 223: 237 red, 242 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF2DF?

The complementary color is #E4DFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF2DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF2DF color

#EDF2DF rgb(237, 242, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF2DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.9% green and 87.5% blue (237, 242, 223).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#EDF2DF color codes

HEX	`#EDF2DF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 242, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.67, -4.95, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.67, 9.91, 119.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.995, 86.837, 82.345)`
Decimal	`15594207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF2DF, 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 #EDF2DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF2DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #EDF2DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf2df; }
.text { color: #edf2df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf2df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 242 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf2df, #e4f2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EDF2DF?: #EDF2DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF2DF?: The RGB value is 237, 242, 223: 237 red, 242 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF2DF?: The complementary color is #E4DFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF2DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.