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#EDF7F5 Color

#EDF7F5 is rgb(237, 247, 245) in RGB, hsl(168, 38%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDF7F5
HEX#EDF7F5
RGBrgb(237, 247, 245)
HSLhsl(168, 38%, 95%)
HSVhsv(168, 4%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(96.8% 0.011 182.9)
LABlab(96.43% -3.69 -0.24)
LCHlch(96.43% 3.69 183.77)

What #EDF7F5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDF7F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#EDF7F5 Channel Values

How #EDF7F5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 247 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 38% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 4% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.09:1 vs white · 19.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDF7F5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDF7F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDF7F5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EDF7F5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #EDF7F5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDF7F5
Protanopia#F5F5F5
Protanomaly#F2F6F5
Deuteranopia#F4F4F5
Deuteranomaly#F1F5F5
Tritanopia#EDF7F7
Tritanomaly#EDF7F6
Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

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Using #EDF7F5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edf7f5: #EDF7F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDF7F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edf7f5': '#EDF7F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.969, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_edf7f5">#EDF7F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDF7F5"

More Green Colors

#EDF7F5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDF7F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDF7F5?

#EDF7F5 is a lightest green — rgb(237, 247, 245) in RGB and hsl(168, 38%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.09.

What is the RGB value of #EDF7F5?

#EDF7F5 is rgb(237, 247, 245) — red 237, green 247, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDF7F5?

#EDF7F5 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDF7F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDF7F5 scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDF7F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDF7F5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mintcream (#F5FFFA) at a CIE76 distance of 3.09, which is very hard to tell apart.

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