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#EDFFEB Color

#EDFFEB is rgb(237, 255, 235) in RGB, hsl(114, 100%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDFFEB
HEX#EDFFEB
RGBrgb(237, 255, 235)
HSLhsl(114, 100%, 96%)
HSVhsv(114, 8%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(98.1% 0.032 142.5)
LABlab(98.26% -8.75 7.48)
LCHlch(98.26% 11.51 139.49)

What #EDFFEB 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 #EDFFEB, 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.

#EDFFEB Channel Values

How #EDFFEB 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 255 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 100% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 8% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.04:1 vs white · 20.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDFFEB 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 text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text20.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDFFEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDFFEB; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDFFEB

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDFFEB.

How #EDFFEB 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#EDFFEB
Protanopia#FCFCEB
Protanomaly#F6FDEB
Deuteranopia#F9F9EC
Deuteranomaly#F4FCEB
Tritanopia#F0FDFD
Tritanomaly#EFFEF6
Achromatopsia#FAFAFA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDFFEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edffeb: #EDFFEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDFFEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edffeb': '#EDFFEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 1.000, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_edffeb">#EDFFEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDFFEB"

More Green Colors

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

#EDFFEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDFFEB?

#EDFFEB is a lightest green — rgb(237, 255, 235) in RGB and hsl(114, 100%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.67.

What is the RGB value of #EDFFEB?

#EDFFEB is rgb(237, 255, 235) — red 237, green 255, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDFFEB?

#EDFFEB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDFFEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDFFEB scores 1.04:1 against white and 20.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDFFEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDFFEB 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 2.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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