What color is #F8FFFA?

#F8FFFA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FFFA?

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

What is the complementary color of #F8FFFA?

The complementary color is #FFF8FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8FFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.68:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FFFA color

#F8FFFA rgb(248, 255, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FFFA is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 100% green and 98% blue (248, 255, 250).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Everlasting Ice (#F6FDFA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.68:1).

#F8FFFA color codes

HEX	`#F8FFFA`
RGB	`rgb(248, 255, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 100%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 3%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.37, -3.18, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.37, 3.55, 153.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.724, 98.378, 104.581)`
Decimal	`16318458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FFFA, 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 #F8FFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.68:1	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 #F8FFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8fffa; }
.text { color: #f8fffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8fffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 255 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8fffa, #f8fffe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8FFFA?: #F8FFFA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Everlasting Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FFFA?: The RGB value is 248, 255, 250: 248 red, 255 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FFFA?: The complementary color is #FFF8FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.68:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.