What color is #EDFFD4?

#EDFFD4 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 #EDFFD4?

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

What is the complementary color of #EDFFD4?

The complementary color is #E6D4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFFD4 color

#EDFFD4 rgb(237, 255, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDFFD4 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 100% green and 83.1% blue (237, 255, 212).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.86:1).

#EDFFD4 color codes

HEX	`#EDFFD4`
RGB	`rgb(237, 255, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 100%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.74, -13.19, 18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.74, 22.81, 125.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.567, 94.278, 76.122)`
Decimal	`15597524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFFD4, 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 #EDFFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.86:1	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 #EDFFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edffd4; }
.text { color: #edffd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edffd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 255 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edffd4, #d8ffd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EDFFD4?: #EDFFD4 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 #EDFFD4?: The RGB value is 237, 255, 212: 237 red, 255 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFFD4?: The complementary color is #E6D4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.