What color is #EDF5E9?

#EDF5E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF5E9?

The RGB value is 237, 245, 233: 237 red, 245 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF5E9?

The complementary color is #F1E9F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF5E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF5E9 color

#EDF5E9 rgb(237, 245, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF5E9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 96.1% green and 91.4% blue (237, 245, 233).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#EDF5E9 color codes

HEX	`#EDF5E9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 245, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 96.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.66, -4.76, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.66, 6.8, 134.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.283, 89.192, 89.956)`
Decimal	`15594985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF5E9, 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 #EDF5E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF5E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	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 #EDF5E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf5e9; }
.text { color: #edf5e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf5e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 245 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf5e9, #e9f5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EDF5E9?: #EDF5E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF5E9?: The RGB value is 237, 245, 233: 237 red, 245 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF5E9?: The complementary color is #F1E9F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF5E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.