What color is #FAF9FD?

#FAF9FD is a white, closest to the named color French Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF9FD?

The RGB value is 250, 249, 253: 250 red, 249 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF9FD?

The complementary color is #FCFDF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF9FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF9FD color

#FAF9FD rgb(250, 249, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF9FD is a white.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 97.6% green and 99.2% blue (250, 249, 253).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 50% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is French Porcelain (#F6F4F6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.03:1).

#FAF9FD color codes

HEX	`#FAF9FD`
RGB	`rgb(250, 249, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 97.6%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 50%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.1, 1.04, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.1, 2.07, 300)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.027, 95.167, 106.483)`
Decimal	`16447997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF9FD, 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 #FAF9FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF9FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.03:1	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 #FAF9FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf9fd; }
.text { color: #faf9fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf9fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 249 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf9fd, #fcf9fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FAF9FD?: #FAF9FD is a white, closest to the named color French Porcelain. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF9FD?: The RGB value is 250, 249, 253: 250 red, 249 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF9FD?: The complementary color is #FCFDF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF9FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.