What color is #EDF3E2?

#EDF3E2 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 #EDF3E2?

The RGB value is 237, 243, 226: 237 red, 243 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF3E2?

The complementary color is #E8E2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF3E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF3E2 color

#EDF3E2 rgb(237, 243, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF3E2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.3% green and 88.6% blue (237, 243, 226).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 41% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#EDF3E2 color codes

HEX	`#EDF3E2`
RGB	`rgb(237, 243, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 41%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.99, -4.95, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.99, 8.99, 123.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.701, 87.597, 84.593)`
Decimal	`15594466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF3E2, 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 #EDF3E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF3E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	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 #EDF3E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf3e2; }
.text { color: #edf3e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf3e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 243 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf3e2, #e5f3e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EDF3E2?: #EDF3E2 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 #EDF3E2?: The RGB value is 237, 243, 226: 237 red, 243 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF3E2?: The complementary color is #E8E2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF3E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.