What color is #F8FBFD?

#F8FBFD is a white, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FBFD?

The RGB value is 248, 251, 253: 248 red, 251 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FBFD?

The complementary color is #FDFAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FBFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FBFD color

#F8FBFD rgb(248, 251, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FBFD is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98.4% green and 99.2% blue (248, 251, 253).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 56% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Heart of Ice (#F7FCFF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.21:1).

#F8FBFD color codes

HEX	`#F8FBFD`
RGB	`rgb(248, 251, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 56%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 2%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.45, -0.63, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.45, 1.45, 244.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.935, 96.042, 106.657)`
Decimal	`16317437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FBFD, 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 #F8FBFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FBFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.21:1	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 #F8FBFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fbfd; }
.text { color: #f8fbfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fbfd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 251 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fbfd, #f8f9fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8FBFD?: #F8FBFD is a white, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FBFD?: The RGB value is 248, 251, 253: 248 red, 251 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FBFD?: The complementary color is #FDFAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FBFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.