What color is #EDF3EA?

#EDF3EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF3EA?

The RGB value is 237, 243, 234: 237 red, 243 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF3EA?

The complementary color is #F0EAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF3EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF3EA color

#EDF3EA rgb(237, 243, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF3EA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.3% green and 91.8% blue (237, 243, 234).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 27% saturation and 94% 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#EDF3EA color codes

HEX	`#EDF3EA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 243, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 27%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, -3.58, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 5.1, 134.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.824, 88.046, 90.51)`
Decimal	`15594474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF3EA, 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 #EDF3EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF3EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #EDF3EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf3ea; }
.text { color: #edf3ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf3ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 243 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf3ea, #eaf3ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EDF3EA?: #EDF3EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF3EA?: The RGB value is 237, 243, 234: 237 red, 243 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF3EA?: The complementary color is #F0EAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF3EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.