What color is #EDF4E8?

#EDF4E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF4E8?

The RGB value is 237, 244, 232: 237 red, 244 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF4E8?

The complementary color is #EFE8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF4E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF4E8 color

#EDF4E8 rgb(237, 244, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF4E8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.7% green and 91% blue (237, 244, 232).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#EDF4E8 color codes

HEX	`#EDF4E8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 244, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.38, -4.43, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.38, 6.66, 131.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.839, 88.532, 89.105)`
Decimal	`15594728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF4E8, 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 #EDF4E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF4E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	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 #EDF4E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf4e8; }
.text { color: #edf4e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf4e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 244 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf4e8, #e8f4e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EDF4E8?: #EDF4E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF4E8?: The RGB value is 237, 244, 232: 237 red, 244 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF4E8?: The complementary color is #EFE8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF4E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.