What color is #EDFCE7?

#EDFCE7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFCE7?

The RGB value is 237, 252, 231: 237 red, 252 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFCE7?

The complementary color is #F6E7FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFCE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFCE7 color

#EDFCE7 rgb(237, 252, 231)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDFCE7 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 98.8% green and 90.6% blue (237, 252, 231).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 78% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#EDFCE7 color codes

HEX	`#EDFCE7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 252, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 98.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 78%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.39, -8.61, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.39, 12.01, 135.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.157, 93.394, 89.179)`
Decimal	`15596775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFCE7, 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 #EDFCE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFCE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	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 #EDFCE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfce7; }
.text { color: #edfce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 252 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfce7, #e7fceb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDFCE7?: #EDFCE7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFCE7?: The RGB value is 237, 252, 231: 237 red, 252 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFCE7?: The complementary color is #F6E7FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFCE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.