What color is #FAF5FA?

#FAF5FA is a white known as Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF5FA?

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

What is the complementary color of #FAF5FA?

The complementary color is #F5FAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF5FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.51:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF5FA color

#FAF5FA rgb(250, 245, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF5FA is a white.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 33% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

This exact color is also called Walkie Chalkie.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.51:1).

#FAF5FA color codes

HEX	`#FAF5FA`
RGB	`rgb(250, 245, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 96.1%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 33%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.04, 2.54, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.04, 3.11, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.329, 92.531, 103.578)`
Decimal	`16446970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF5FA, 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 #FAF5FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF5FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.51:1	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 #FAF5FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf5fa; }
.text { color: #faf5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf5fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 245 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf5fa, #faf5f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FAF5FA?: #FAF5FA is a white known as Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF5FA?: The RGB value is 250, 245, 250: 250 red, 245 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF5FA?: The complementary color is #F5FAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF5FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.51:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.