What color is #EDFFEB?

#EDFFEB is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDFFEB?

The RGB value is 237, 255, 235: 237 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDFFEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDFFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDFFEB color

#EDFFEB rgb(237, 255, 235)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 100% green and 92.2% blue (237, 255, 235).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#EDFFEB color codes

HEX	`#EDFFEB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 255, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 100%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.24, -9.42, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.24, 12.07, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.678, 95.522, 92.505)`
Decimal	`15597547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDFFEB, 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 #EDFFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDFFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	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 #EDFFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edffeb; }
.text { color: #edffeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edffeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 255 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edffeb, #ebfff3); }

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Questions

What color is #EDFFEB?: #EDFFEB is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDFFEB?: The RGB value is 237, 255, 235: 237 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDFFEB?: The complementary color is #FDEBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDFFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.