What color is #FAEFF1?

#FAEFF1 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEFF1?

The RGB value is 250, 239, 241: 250 red, 239 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEFF1?

The complementary color is #EFFAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEFF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEFF1 color

#FAEFF1 rgb(250, 239, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAEFF1 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.7% green and 94.5% blue (250, 239, 241).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 52% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is White Christmas (#F4E8E8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#FAEFF1 color codes

HEX	`#FAEFF1`
RGB	`rgb(250, 239, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.7%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 52%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.33, 4.03, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.33, 4.05, 5.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.166, 88.409, 95.727)`
Decimal	`16445425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEFF1, 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 #FAEFF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEFF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #FAEFF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faeff1; }
.text { color: #faeff1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faeff1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 239 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faeff1, #faf3ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAEFF1?: #FAEFF1 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color White Christmas. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEFF1?: The RGB value is 250, 239, 241: 250 red, 239 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEFF1?: The complementary color is #EFFAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEFF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.