What color is #FAF1F5?

#FAF1F5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF1F5?

The RGB value is 250, 241, 245: 250 red, 241 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF1F5?

The complementary color is #F1FAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF1F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.97:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF1F5 color

#FAF1F5 rgb(250, 241, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF1F5 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.5% green and 96.1% blue (250, 241, 245).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 47% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.97:1).

#FAF1F5 color codes

HEX	`#FAF1F5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 241, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 47%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.93, 3.7, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.93, 3.8, 347.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.359, 89.828, 99.105)`
Decimal	`16445941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF1F5, 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 #FAF1F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF1F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.97:1	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 #FAF1F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf1f5; }
.text { color: #faf1f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf1f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 241 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf1f5, #faf2f1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAF1F5?: #FAF1F5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF1F5?: The RGB value is 250, 241, 245: 250 red, 241 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF1F5?: The complementary color is #F1FAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF1F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.97:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.