What color is #FAF0F9?

#FAF0F9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavender Blush. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF0F9?

The RGB value is 250, 240, 249: 250 red, 240 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF0F9?

The complementary color is #F0FAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF0F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF0F9 color

#FAF0F9 rgb(250, 240, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF0F9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.1% green and 97.6% blue (250, 240, 249).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 50% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#FAF0F9 color codes

HEX	`#FAF0F9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 240, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.1%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 50%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.78, 4.91, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.78, 5.83, 327.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.681, 89.484, 102.257)`
Decimal	`16445689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF0F9, 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 #FAF0F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF0F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #FAF0F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf0f9; }
.text { color: #faf0f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf0f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 240 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf0f9, #faf0f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF0F9?: #FAF0F9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavender Blush. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF0F9?: The RGB value is 250, 240, 249: 250 red, 240 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF0F9?: The complementary color is #F0FAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF0F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.