What color is #EDF4FB?

#EDF4FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Alice Blue. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF4FB?

The RGB value is 237, 244, 251: 237 red, 244 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF4FB?

The complementary color is #FBF4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF4FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF4FB color

#EDF4FB rgb(237, 244, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF4FB is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 95.7% green and 98.4% blue (237, 244, 251).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 64% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#EDF4FB color codes

HEX	`#EDF4FB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 244, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 95.7%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 64%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.86, -1.03, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.86, 4.29, 256.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.685, 89.67, 104.095)`
Decimal	`15594747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF4FB, 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 #EDF4FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF4FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	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 #EDF4FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf4fb; }
.text { color: #edf4fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf4fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 244 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf4fb, #ededfb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDF4FB?: #EDF4FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Alice Blue. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF4FB?: The RGB value is 237, 244, 251: 237 red, 244 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF4FB?: The complementary color is #FBF4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF4FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.