What color is #EDF4EC?

#EDF4EC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF4EC?

The RGB value is 237, 244, 236: 237 red, 244 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF4EC?

The complementary color is #F3ECF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF4EC color

#EDF4EC rgb(237, 244, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF4EC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.7% green and 92.5% blue (237, 244, 236).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 27% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#EDF4EC color codes

HEX	`#EDF4EC`
RGB	`rgb(237, 244, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 27%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.48, -3.73, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.48, 4.82, 140.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.413, 88.762, 92.132)`
Decimal	`15594732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF4EC, 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 #EDF4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	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 #EDF4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf4ec; }
.text { color: #edf4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 244 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf4ec, #ecf4ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EDF4EC?: #EDF4EC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF4EC?: The RGB value is 237, 244, 236: 237 red, 244 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF4EC?: The complementary color is #F3ECF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.