What color is #EDFBEB?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDFBEB?

The RGB value is 237, 251, 235: 237 red, 251 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFBEB?

The complementary color is #F9EBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFBEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.6:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFBEB color

#EDFBEB rgb(237, 251, 235)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 98.4% green and 92.2% blue (237, 251, 235).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 67% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.6:1).

#EDFBEB color codes

HEX	`#EDFBEB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 251, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 67%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.23, -7.43, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.23, 9.6, 140.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.415, 92.997, 92.084)`
Decimal	`15596523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFBEB, 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 #EDFBEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFBEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.6:1	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 #EDFBEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfbeb; }
.text { color: #edfbeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfbeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 251 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfbeb, #ebfbf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDFBEB?: #EDFBEB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFBEB?: The RGB value is 237, 251, 235: 237 red, 251 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFBEB?: The complementary color is #F9EBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFBEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.6:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.