What color is #EDF5F8?

#EDF5F8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF5F8?

The RGB value is 237, 245, 248: 237 red, 245 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF5F8?

The complementary color is #F8F0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF5F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF5F8 color

#EDF5F8 rgb(237, 245, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF5F8 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 96.1% green and 97.3% blue (237, 245, 248).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 44% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#EDF5F8 color codes

HEX	`#EDF5F8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 245, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 96.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 44%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.03, -2.09, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.03, 3.15, 228.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.517, 90.086, 101.724)`
Decimal	`15595000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF5F8, 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 #EDF5F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF5F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	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 #EDF5F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf5f8; }
.text { color: #edf5f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf5f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 245 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf5f8, #edf0f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDF5F8?: #EDF5F8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF5F8?: The RGB value is 237, 245, 248: 237 red, 245 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF5F8?: The complementary color is #F8F0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF5F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.