What color is #F8F8FD?

#F8F8FD is a white, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F8FD?

The RGB value is 248, 248, 253: 248 red, 248 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F8FD?

The complementary color is #FDFDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F8FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F8FD color

#F8F8FD rgb(248, 248, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F8FD is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 97.3% green and 99.2% blue (248, 248, 253).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 56% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.84:1).

#F8F8FD color codes

HEX	`#F8F8FD`
RGB	`rgb(248, 248, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 97.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 56%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.71, 0.89, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.71, 2.55, 290.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.005, 94.183, 106.347)`
Decimal	`16316669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F8FD, 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 #F8F8FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F8FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.84:1	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 #F8F8FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f8fd; }
.text { color: #f8f8fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f8fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 248 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f8fd, #fbf8fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8F8FD?: #F8F8FD is a white, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F8FD?: The RGB value is 248, 248, 253: 248 red, 248 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F8FD?: The complementary color is #FDFDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F8FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.