What color is #EDF4EA?

#EDF4EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF4EA?

The RGB value is 237, 244, 234: 237 red, 244 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF4EA?

The complementary color is #F1EAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF4EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF4EA color

#EDF4EA rgb(237, 244, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF4EA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.7% green and 91.8% blue (237, 244, 234).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 31% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#EDF4EA color codes

HEX	`#EDF4EA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 244, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 31%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.43, -4.08, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.43, 5.72, 135.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.124, 88.646, 90.61)`
Decimal	`15594730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF4EA, 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 #EDF4EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF4EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #EDF4EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf4ea; }
.text { color: #edf4ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf4ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 244 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf4ea, #eaf4ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EDF4EA?: #EDF4EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF4EA?: The RGB value is 237, 244, 234: 237 red, 244 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF4EA?: The complementary color is #F1EAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF4EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.