What color is #FAF3F8?

#FAF3F8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF3F8?

The RGB value is 250, 243, 248: 250 red, 243 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF3F8?

The complementary color is #F3FAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF3F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF3F8 color

#FAF3F8 rgb(250, 243, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF3F8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 95.3% green and 97.3% blue (250, 243, 248).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 41% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#FAF3F8 color codes

HEX	`#FAF3F8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 243, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 95.3%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 41%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.49, 3.2, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.49, 3.57, 333.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.416, 91.203, 101.735)`
Decimal	`16446456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF3F8, 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 #FAF3F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF3F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #FAF3F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf3f8; }
.text { color: #faf3f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf3f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 243 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf3f8, #faf3f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #FAF3F8?: #FAF3F8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF3F8?: The RGB value is 250, 243, 248: 250 red, 243 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF3F8?: The complementary color is #F3FAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF3F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.