What color is #EDFCDD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDFCDD?

The RGB value is 237, 252, 221: 237 red, 252 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFCDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDFCDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFCDD color

#EDFCDD rgb(237, 252, 221)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 98.8% green and 86.7% blue (237, 252, 221).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 84% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#EDFCDD color codes

HEX	`#EDFCDD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 252, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 84%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.16, -10.28, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.16, 16.72, 127.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.785, 92.846, 81.952)`
Decimal	`15596765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFCDD, 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 #EDFCDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFCDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #EDFCDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfcdd; }
.text { color: #edfcdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfcdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 252 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfcdd, #defcdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EDFCDD?: #EDFCDD is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFCDD?: The RGB value is 237, 252, 221: 237 red, 252 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFCDD?: The complementary color is #ECDDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFCDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.