#EDF8F5
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.012 178), rgb(237, 248, 245).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.34:1).
About this color
#EDF8F5 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.34:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.012) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.34:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EDF8F5 |
| RGB | rgb(237, 248, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 44%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.012 178) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #EDF8F5 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EDF8F5 | 19.34:1 | AAA | Lc 100.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #EDF8F5 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EDF8F5 text on black | 19.34:1 | AAA | Lc -101.6 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#EDF8F5
oklch(97% 0.012 178)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBEA
oklch(93.7% 0.004 179.7)
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Step 200
200
#D3DBD9
oklch(88.5% 0.009 179.6)
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Step 300
300
#B6C4C0
oklch(80.8% 0.016 177)
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Step 400
400
#91A6A0
oklch(70.7% 0.025 176.5)
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Step 500
500
#759089
oklch(63% 0.032 177.7)
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Step 600
600
#5E7A73
oklch(55.5% 0.034 178)
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Step 700
700
#4D6761
oklch(49.1% 0.032 179.1)
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Step 800
800
#3F544F
oklch(42.7% 0.027 178.7)
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Step 900
900
#364541
oklch(37.6% 0.02 177.1)
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Step 950
950
#202926
oklch(27.1% 0.014 173)
#EDF8F5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F7F6F5 | 0.013 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F5F5 | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #EBF8F7 | 0.003 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.012 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #EDF8F5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.012
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.015
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.015
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.016
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.020
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.021
- Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 0.021
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.022
Use #EDF8F5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.