What color is #F3FAFA?

#F3FAFA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sparkling Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3FAFA?

The RGB value is 243, 250, 250: 243 red, 250 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3FAFA?

The complementary color is #FAF3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3FAFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.87:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3FAFA color

#F3FAFA rgb(243, 250, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3FAFA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 98% green and 98% blue (243, 250, 250).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 41% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sparkling Snow (#F5FEFD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.87:1).

#F3FAFA color codes

HEX	`#F3FAFA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 250, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 98%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 41%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.76, -2.3, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.76, 2.44, 199.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.4, 94.328, 103.974)`
Decimal	`15989498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3FAFA, 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 #F3FAFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3FAFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.87:1	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 #F3FAFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3fafa; }
.text { color: #f3fafa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3fafa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 250 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3fafa, #f3f6fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #F3FAFA?: #F3FAFA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sparkling Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3FAFA?: The RGB value is 243, 250, 250: 243 red, 250 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3FAFA?: The complementary color is #FAF3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3FAFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.87:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.