What color is #EDF4E1?

#EDF4E1 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 #EDF4E1?

The RGB value is 237, 244, 225: 237 red, 244 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF4E1?

The complementary color is #E8E1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF4E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF4E1 color

#EDF4E1 rgb(237, 244, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF4E1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.7% green and 88.2% blue (237, 244, 225).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 46% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#EDF4E1 color codes

HEX	`#EDF4E1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 244, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 46%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.22, -5.62, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.22, 10.07, 123.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.864, 88.142, 83.973)`
Decimal	`15594721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF4E1, 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 #EDF4E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF4E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #EDF4E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf4e1; }
.text { color: #edf4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf4e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 244 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf4e1, #e3f4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EDF4E1?: #EDF4E1 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 #EDF4E1?: The RGB value is 237, 244, 225: 237 red, 244 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF4E1?: The complementary color is #E8E1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF4E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.