What color is #EDFAC5?

#EDFAC5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFAC5?

The RGB value is 237, 250, 197: 237 red, 250 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFAC5?

The complementary color is #D2C5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFAC5 color

#EDFAC5 rgb(237, 250, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDFAC5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 98% green and 77.3% blue (237, 250, 197).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.08:1).

#EDFAC5 color codes

HEX	`#EDFAC5`
RGB	`rgb(237, 250, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 84%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.17, -12.99, 24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.17, 27.33, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.188, 90.407, 66.091)`
Decimal	`15596229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFAC5, 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 #EDFAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.08:1	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 #EDFAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfac5; }
.text { color: #edfac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 250 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfac5, #d3fac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #EDFAC5?: #EDFAC5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFAC5?: The RGB value is 237, 250, 197: 237 red, 250 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFAC5?: The complementary color is #D2C5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.