What color is #EDFFE8?

#EDFFE8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFFE8?

The RGB value is 237, 255, 232: 237 red, 255 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFFE8?

The complementary color is #FAE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDFFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFFE8 color

#EDFFE8 rgb(237, 255, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #EDFFE8 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 100% green and 91% blue (237, 255, 232).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.07:1).

#EDFFE8 color codes

HEX	`#EDFFE8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 255, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 100%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.17, -9.94, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.17, 13.4, 137.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.248, 95.35, 90.242)`
Decimal	`15597544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFFE8, 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 #EDFFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.07:1	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 #EDFFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edffe8; }
.text { color: #edffe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edffe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 255 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edffe8, #e8ffee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EDFFE8?: #EDFFE8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFFE8?: The RGB value is 237, 255, 232: 237 red, 255 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFFE8?: The complementary color is #FAE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.