What color is #EDFCD4?

#EDFCD4 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFCD4?

The RGB value is 237, 252, 212: 237 red, 252 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFCD4?

The complementary color is #E3D4FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFCD4 color

#EDFCD4 rgb(237, 252, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDFCD4 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 98.8% green and 83.1% blue (237, 252, 212).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 87% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#EDFCD4 color codes

HEX	`#EDFCD4`
RGB	`rgb(237, 252, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 87%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.97, -11.71, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.97, 21.08, 123.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.617, 92.379, 75.806)`
Decimal	`15596756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFCD4, 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 #EDFCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	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 #EDFCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfcd4; }
.text { color: #edfcd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfcd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 252 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfcd4, #d9fcd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDFCD4?: #EDFCD4 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFCD4?: The RGB value is 237, 252, 212: 237 red, 252 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFCD4?: The complementary color is #E3D4FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.