What color is #F9FCFF?

#F9FCFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9FCFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #F9FCFF?

The complementary color is #FFFCF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9FCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.4:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FCFF color

#F9FCFF rgb(249, 252, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9FCFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 98.8% green and 100% blue (249, 252, 255).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% 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 20.4:1).

#F9FCFF color codes

HEX	`#F9FCFF`
RGB	`rgb(249, 252, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 98.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.82, -0.45, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.82, 1.83, 255.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.924, 96.98, 108.465)`
Decimal	`16383231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FCFF, 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 #F9FCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.4:1	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 #F9FCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fcff; }
.text { color: #f9fcff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fcff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 252 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fcff, #f9f9ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F9FCFF?: #F9FCFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Heart of Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9FCFF?: The RGB value is 249, 252, 255: 249 red, 252 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FCFF?: The complementary color is #FFFCF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.4:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.