What color is #F8F8FF?

#F8F8FF is a very light, vivid blue known as Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ghost White?

The RGB value is 248, 248, 255: 248 red, 248 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ghost White?

The complementary color is #FFFFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ghost White color: hex code #F8F8FF

#F8F8FF rgb(248, 248, 255)

Shades of white

Ghost White has the hex code #F8F8FF. It is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 97.3% green and 100% blue (248, 248, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword ghostwhite.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.86:1).

Ghost White (#F8F8FF) color codes

HEX	`#F8F8FF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 248, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 97.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.76, 1.25, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.76, 3.57, 290.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.326, 94.311, 108.034)`
Decimal	`16316671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ghost White, 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 #F8F8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.86:1	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 #F8F8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f8ff; }
.text { color: #f8f8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 248 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f8ff, #fcf8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8F8FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8F8FF?: #F8F8FF is a very light, vivid blue known as Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ghost White?: The RGB value is 248, 248, 255: 248 red, 248 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ghost White?: The complementary color is #FFFFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.