What color is #EDF5FA?

#EDF5FA 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 #EDF5FA?

The RGB value is 237, 245, 250: 237 red, 245 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF5FA?

The complementary color is #FAF2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF5FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF5FA color

#EDF5FA rgb(237, 245, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF5FA is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 96.1% green and 98% blue (237, 245, 250).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 57% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#EDF5FA color codes

HEX	`#EDF5FA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 245, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 96.1%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 57%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.08, -1.72, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.08, 3.74, 242.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.829, 90.211, 103.367)`
Decimal	`15595002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF5FA, 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 #EDF5FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF5FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	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 #EDF5FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf5fa; }
.text { color: #edf5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf5fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 245 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf5fa, #edeffa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EDF5FA?: #EDF5FA 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 #EDF5FA?: The RGB value is 237, 245, 250: 237 red, 245 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF5FA?: The complementary color is #FAF2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF5FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.