What color is #EDFDFA?

#EDFDFA is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFDFA?

The RGB value is 237, 253, 250: 237 red, 253 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFDFA?

The complementary color is #FDEDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFDFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFDFA color

#EDFDFA rgb(237, 253, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #EDFDFA is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 99.2% green and 98% blue (237, 253, 250).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 80% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Melting Glacier (#E9F9F5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.03:1).

#EDFDFA color codes

HEX	`#EDFDFA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 253, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 99.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 80%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.1, -5.76, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.1, 5.77, 183.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.302, 95.156, 104.192)`
Decimal	`15597050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFDFA, 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 #EDFDFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFDFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.03:1	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 #EDFDFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edfdfa; }
.text { color: #edfdfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edfdfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 253 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edfdfa, #edf8fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDFDFA?: #EDFDFA is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFDFA?: The RGB value is 237, 253, 250: 237 red, 253 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFDFA?: The complementary color is #FDEDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFDFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.