What color is #FAF1F6?

#FAF1F6 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 #FAF1F6?

The RGB value is 250, 241, 246: 250 red, 241 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF1F6?

The complementary color is #F1FAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF1F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF1F6 color

#FAF1F6 rgb(250, 241, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF1F6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.5% green and 96.5% blue (250, 241, 246).

Its hue angle is 327°, 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 18.98:1).

#FAF1F6 color codes

HEX	`#FAF1F6`
RGB	`rgb(250, 241, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 47%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.95, 3.88, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.95, 4.1, 341.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.512, 89.889, 99.911)`
Decimal	`16445942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF1F6, 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 #FAF1F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF1F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	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 #FAF1F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf1f6; }
.text { color: #faf1f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf1f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 241 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf1f6, #faf1f2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FAF1F6?: #FAF1F6 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 #FAF1F6?: The RGB value is 250, 241, 246: 250 red, 241 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF1F6?: The complementary color is #F1FAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF1F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.