What color is #EDFAED?

#EDFAED 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 #EDFAED?

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

What is the complementary color of #EDFAED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDFAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.5:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFAED color

#EDFAED rgb(237, 250, 237)

Shades of white

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

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 57% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.5:1).

#EDFAED color codes

HEX	`#EDFAED`
RGB	`rgb(237, 250, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 57%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.02, -6.58, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.02, 8.12, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.394, 92.49, 93.51)`
Decimal	`15596269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFAED, 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 #EDFAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.5:1	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 #EDFAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfaed; }
.text { color: #edfaed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfaed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 250 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfaed, #edfaf3); }

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Questions

What color is #EDFAED?: #EDFAED 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 #EDFAED?: The RGB value is 237, 250, 237: 237 red, 250 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFAED?: The complementary color is #FAEDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.5:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.