What color is #EDF8F5?

#EDF8F5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF8F5?

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

What is the complementary color of #EDF8F5?

The complementary color is #F8EDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF8F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF8F5 color

#EDF8F5 rgb(237, 248, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF8F5 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 164°, with 44% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#EDF8F5 color codes

HEX	`#EDF8F5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 248, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 97.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 44%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.71, -4.15, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.71, 4.16, 177.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.971, 91.731, 99.598)`
Decimal	`15595765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF8F5, 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 #EDF8F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF8F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	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 #EDF8F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf8f5; }
.text { color: #edf8f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf8f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 248 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf8f5, #edf5f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDF8F5?: #EDF8F5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF8F5?: The RGB value is 237, 248, 245: 237 red, 248 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF8F5?: The complementary color is #F8EDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF8F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.