What color is #F9FAFC?

#F9FAFC is a white, closest to the named color Dr. White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9FAFC?

The RGB value is 249, 250, 252: 249 red, 250 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9FAFC?

The complementary color is #FCFBF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9FAFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.11:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FAFC color

#F9FAFC rgb(249, 250, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9FAFC is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 98% green and 98.8% blue (249, 250, 252).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 33% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.11:1).

#F9FAFC color codes

HEX	`#F9FAFC`
RGB	`rgb(249, 250, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 98%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 33%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 1%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.25, 0.02, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.25, 1.07, 271.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.82, 95.539, 105.733)`
Decimal	`16382716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FAFC, 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 #F9FAFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FAFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.11:1	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 #F9FAFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fafc; }
.text { color: #f9fafc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fafc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 250 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fafc, #faf9fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F9FAFC?: #F9FAFC is a white, closest to the named color Dr. White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9FAFC?: The RGB value is 249, 250, 252: 249 red, 250 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FAFC?: The complementary color is #FCFBF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FAFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.11:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.