What color is #FAF8F4?

#FAF8F4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF8F4?

The RGB value is 250, 248, 244: 250 red, 248 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF8F4?

The complementary color is #F4F6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF8F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF8F4 color

#FAF8F4 rgb(250, 248, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF8F4 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 97.3% green and 95.7% blue (250, 248, 244).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 37% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Off White (#FAF9F6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.8:1).

#FAF8F4 color codes

HEX	`#FAF8F4`
RGB	`rgb(250, 248, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 97.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 37%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 2%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.63, -0.03, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.63, 2.15, 90.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.318, 93.991, 99.007)`
Decimal	`16447732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF8F4, 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 #FAF8F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF8F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.8:1	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 #FAF8F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf8f4; }
.text { color: #faf8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf8f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 248 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf8f4, #f9faf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF8F4?: #FAF8F4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Off White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF8F4?: The RGB value is 250, 248, 244: 250 red, 248 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF8F4?: The complementary color is #F4F6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF8F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.