What color is #EDF8EA?

#EDF8EA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF8EA?

The RGB value is 237, 248, 234: 237 red, 248 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF8EA?

The complementary color is #F5EAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF8EA color

#EDF8EA rgb(237, 248, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF8EA is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 97.3% green and 91.8% blue (237, 248, 234).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#EDF8EA color codes

HEX	`#EDF8EA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 248, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 97.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.44, -6.1, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.44, 8.19, 138.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.341, 91.079, 91.015)`
Decimal	`15595754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF8EA, 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 #EDF8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	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 #EDF8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf8ea; }
.text { color: #edf8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 248 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf8ea, #eaf8ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EDF8EA?: #EDF8EA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF8EA?: The RGB value is 237, 248, 234: 237 red, 248 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF8EA?: The complementary color is #F5EAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.