What color is #EDFBE9?

#EDFBE9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFBE9?

The RGB value is 237, 251, 233: 237 red, 251 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFBE9?

The complementary color is #F7E9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFBE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFBE9 color

#EDFBE9 rgb(237, 251, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDFBE9 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 98.4% green and 91.4% blue (237, 251, 233).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 69% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#EDFBE9 color codes

HEX	`#EDFBE9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 251, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 69%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.18, -7.77, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.18, 10.49, 137.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.128, 92.882, 90.571)`
Decimal	`15596521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFBE9, 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 #EDFBE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFBE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #EDFBE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfbe9; }
.text { color: #edfbe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfbe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 251 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfbe9, #e9fbee); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDFBE9?: #EDFBE9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFBE9?: The RGB value is 237, 251, 233: 237 red, 251 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFBE9?: The complementary color is #F7E9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFBE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.