What color is #EDF8E5?

#EDF8E5 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF8E5?

The RGB value is 237, 248, 229: 237 red, 248 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF8E5?

The complementary color is #F0E5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF8E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.16:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF8E5 color

#EDF8E5 rgb(237, 248, 229)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF8E5 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 97.3% green and 89.8% blue (237, 248, 229).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 58% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.16:1).

#EDF8E5 color codes

HEX	`#EDF8E5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 248, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 97.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 58%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.33, -6.96, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.33, 10.51, 131.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.633, 90.796, 87.286)`
Decimal	`15595749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF8E5, 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 #EDF8E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF8E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.16:1	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 #EDF8E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf8e5; }
.text { color: #edf8e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf8e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 248 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf8e5, #e5f8e7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EDF8E5?: #EDF8E5 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF8E5?: The RGB value is 237, 248, 229: 237 red, 248 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF8E5?: The complementary color is #F0E5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF8E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.16:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.