What color is #FAF5FD?

#FAF5FD is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF5FD?

The RGB value is 250, 245, 253: 250 red, 245 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF5FD?

The complementary color is #F8FDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF5FD color

#FAF5FD rgb(250, 245, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF5FD is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 96.1% green and 99.2% blue (250, 245, 253).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 67% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#FAF5FD color codes

HEX	`#FAF5FD`
RGB	`rgb(250, 245, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 96.1%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 67%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 3%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.11, 3.07, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.11, 4.46, 313.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.803, 92.721, 106.075)`
Decimal	`16446973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF5FD, 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 #FAF5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	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 #FAF5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf5fd; }
.text { color: #faf5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 245 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf5fd, #fdf5fc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FAF5FD?: #FAF5FD is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF5FD?: The RGB value is 250, 245, 253: 250 red, 245 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF5FD?: The complementary color is #F8FDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.