What color is #EDF8FD?

#EDF8FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF8FD?

The RGB value is 237, 248, 253: 237 red, 248 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF8FD?

The complementary color is #FDF2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF8FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF8FD color

#EDF8FD rgb(237, 248, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDF8FD is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 97.3% green and 99.2% blue (237, 248, 253).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 80% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#EDF8FD color codes

HEX	`#EDF8FD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 248, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 97.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 80%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.91, -2.69, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.91, 4.53, 233.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.218, 92.23, 106.169)`
Decimal	`15595773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF8FD, 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 #EDF8FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF8FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	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 #EDF8FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf8fd; }
.text { color: #edf8fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf8fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 248 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf8fd, #edf0fd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EDF8FD?: #EDF8FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF8FD?: The RGB value is 237, 248, 253: 237 red, 248 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF8FD?: The complementary color is #FDF2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF8FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.