What color is #EDF2E9?

#EDF2E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF2E9?

The RGB value is 237, 242, 233: 237 red, 242 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF2E9?

The complementary color is #EEE9F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF2E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF2E9 color

#EDF2E9 rgb(237, 242, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDF2E9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.9% green and 91.4% blue (237, 242, 233).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 26% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fogtown (#EEF0E7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#EDF2E9 color codes

HEX	`#EDF2E9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 242, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 26%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.9, -3.25, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.9, 4.96, 130.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.383, 87.392, 89.656)`
Decimal	`15594217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF2E9, 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 #EDF2E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF2E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	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 #EDF2E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf2e9; }
.text { color: #edf2e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf2e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 242 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf2e9, #e9f2ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EDF2E9?: #EDF2E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF2E9?: The RGB value is 237, 242, 233: 237 red, 242 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF2E9?: The complementary color is #EEE9F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF2E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.