What color is #EDF7DF?

#EDF7DF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF7DF?

The RGB value is 237, 247, 223: 237 red, 247 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF7DF?

The complementary color is #E9DFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF7DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.97:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF7DF color

#EDF7DF rgb(237, 247, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDF7DF is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 96.9% green and 87.5% blue (237, 247, 223).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 60% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.97:1).

#EDF7DF color codes

HEX	`#EDF7DF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 247, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 96.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 60%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.94, -7.46, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.94, 12.8, 125.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.503, 89.854, 82.847)`
Decimal	`15595487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF7DF, 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 #EDF7DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF7DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.97:1	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 #EDF7DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf7df; }
.text { color: #edf7df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf7df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 247 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf7df, #e1f7df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EDF7DF?: #EDF7DF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF7DF?: The RGB value is 237, 247, 223: 237 red, 247 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF7DF?: The complementary color is #E9DFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF7DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.97:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.