What color is #F8FCF5?

#F8FCF5 is a white, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FCF5?

The RGB value is 248, 252, 245: 248 red, 252 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FCF5?

The complementary color is #F9F5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FCF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.23:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FCF5 color

#F8FCF5 rgb(248, 252, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FCF5 is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98.8% green and 96.1% blue (248, 252, 245).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 54% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ceramic (#FCFFF9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.23:1).

#F8FCF5 color codes

HEX	`#F8FCF5`
RGB	`rgb(248, 252, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98.8%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 54%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.5, -2.54, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.5, 3.85, 131.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90, 96.17, 100.19)`
Decimal	`16317685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FCF5, 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 #F8FCF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FCF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.23:1	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 #F8FCF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fcf5; }
.text { color: #f8fcf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fcf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 252 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fcf5, #f5fcf6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F8FCF5?: #F8FCF5 is a white, closest to the named color Ceramic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FCF5?: The RGB value is 248, 252, 245: 248 red, 252 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FCF5?: The complementary color is #F9F5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FCF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.23:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.