What color is #F5FAFD?

#F5FAFD is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FAFD?

The RGB value is 245, 250, 253: 245 red, 250 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FAFD?

The complementary color is #FDF8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FAFD color

#F5FAFD rgb(245, 250, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FAFD is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 98% green and 99.2% blue (245, 250, 253).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 67% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Heart of Ice (#F7FCFF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.98:1).

#F5FAFD color codes

HEX	`#F5FAFD`
RGB	`rgb(245, 250, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 98%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 67%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.98, -1.11, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.98, 2.29, 241.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.568, 94.875, 106.503)`
Decimal	`16120573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FAFD, 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 #F5FAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.98:1	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 #F5FAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fafd; }
.text { color: #f5fafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 250 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fafd, #f5f6fd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5FAFD?: #F5FAFD is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FAFD?: The RGB value is 245, 250, 253: 245 red, 250 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FAFD?: The complementary color is #FDF8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.98:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.