What color is #F8FBFA?

#F8FBFA is a white, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FBFA?

The RGB value is 248, 251, 250: 248 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FBFA?

The complementary color is #FBF8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FBFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.17:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FBFA color

#F8FBFA rgb(248, 251, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FBFA is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98.4% green and 98% blue (248, 251, 250).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 27% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear in a Blizzard (#FCFFFF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.17:1).

#F8FBFA color codes

HEX	`#F8FBFA`
RGB	`rgb(248, 251, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 27%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 1%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.37, -1.16, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.37, 1.17, 173.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.461, 95.853, 104.16)`
Decimal	`16317434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FBFA, 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 #F8FBFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FBFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.17:1	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 #F8FBFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fbfa; }
.text { color: #f8fbfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fbfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 251 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fbfa, #f8fbfb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White.

Questions

What color is #F8FBFA?: #F8FBFA is a white, closest to the named color Polar Bear in a Blizzard. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FBFA?: The RGB value is 248, 251, 250: 248 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FBFA?: The complementary color is #FBF8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FBFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.17:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.